Not much harm in him." "I thought not," said Nic eagerly.
"And precious little good, sir," added the warder.

"But he may turn out right.

Housebreaking, I think, was his offence.

When he gets out to the convict lines they'll teach him to know better; and some day he'll have a house of his own, if it's only a bark hut--gunyah they call 'em out there--and then he'll know the value of it, and be ready to upset any one who tries to break in." "Then you have been out before ?" "Oh yes, sir.

I know the country pretty well, specially the part where your father is.