"It isn't right to send gentlemen and officers to do such dirty work.

I've been ashamed of myself ever since I've been on the cutter.

Hallo! Here's the farmer again." For they had suddenly come upon Shackle driving an old grey horse before him as if going on some farming business, and he started apparently from a fit of musing as he came abreast.
"Ah, gentlemen," he said; "going back ?" "Yes," said Gurr smartly.
"Found the stuff ?" "No." "I say." "Well ?" "Are you sure there was anything landed there last night ?" "Of course we are." "Oh, I didn't know.

Good day, gentlemen, good day." He went on after his horse chuckling to himself, while the search party made for the track to get back to the cove and row back.
But before they were half way there, Archy who had been thinking deeply, suddenly said to Gurr-- "I say, though, isn't he right ?" "What about, my lad ?" "Are we sure that a cargo was landed last night ?" "Didn't you and the skipper find three kegs ?" "Yes, but they might have been there a month ago." "Why, of course, my lad.

Here, let's go and tell the skipper so.