I really do." "Clever little ferret! You've found that out, have you ?" "I feel no doubt about it," said Jonah, plucking up a little confidence.
"Don't feel any.

When and where did the interesting event take place ?" "Oh, you could tell me that better than I can tell you," stammered Trimble.
"Indeed!" said Mr Halgrove, his eyebrows going up ominously in the dark.
"Of course I shouldn't--that is--I should never dream of getting _you_ into trouble, sir." Mr Halgrove took his cigar out of his mouth and stared at the speaker.
"I'd wait till you were safe away in America, sir; and even then I wouldn't let your name be known, you know, as an accomplice." Mr Halgrove put his cigar back into his mouth, and changed his cane from his left hand to his right.
"Fetch him here, Julius," said he, stepping back into the middle of the road.
It was in vain the wretched Jonah howled and called for mercy.
"So you won't let my name be known as an accomplice! How very kind!" And he gave practical proof of his gratitude by caning Jonah till both were tired.
"Now good-night," said Mr Halgrove when he had done, "and thank you for a pleasant evening.

I dare say Mr Jeffreys will make up for any little deficiencies on my part if you ask him.

Ask him, with my compliments, to show you the little game he played with one of his old school- fellows.

Good-night, Mr Trimble.