Perhaps Buzz wants a taste of these here naked legs." The dog barked close at hand now.
"Here, you, jump up, before he has you," cried the leader brutally; and then he stared wonderingly, for there was a sharp rustling amongst the bushes, and the dog sprang out to them, closely followed by Mark Eden, who cried in wonder: "Why, hallo: then this is what Buzz meant! Whom have you got there ?" The men drew back, and Mark stooped, as the dog barked violently, turned the prisoner over, and once more the two enemies were gazing curiously in each other's eyes.
Ralph did not flinch, but a dull feeling of despair ran through him as he saw Mark Eden's face light up, his eyes flashing, and a smile of triumph playing about his lips.
Mark did not speak for a time.

Then he turned his back upon the prisoner.
"Do you know who this is ?" he said to the men.
"Oh yes, Master Mark, we know him.

Don't you?
It's young Darley, from below there.

We was having a bit of a ramble 'fore going down in the mine, and we'd got the dogs, to see if there was any chance of a rabbit pie for supper; but they didn't find one; they found his nabbs here instead.

We had to hold the dogs' muzzles to keep 'em quiet till he'd got by." "What was he doing ?" "Wading, and ketching our trout.