"Give your promise, and go to seek her." "Well, then," said the Major; "I give you my word of honour that I will give Hawker due warning of his forgery being discovered, if you will give me his direction.

I anticipate that they are in London, and I shall start to-night, to be in time for the morning coach.

Now, will you give me the address ?" "Yes!" said Madge.

"They are at the Nag's Head, Buckingham Street, Strand, London; can you remember that ?" "I know where the street is," said the Major; "now will you go into the kitchen, and make yourself comfortable?
My dear, you will see my valise packed?
Ellen, get this person's clothes dried, and get her some hot wine.

By-the-bye," said he, following her into the kitchen, "you must have had a terrible quarrel with Hawker, for him to send you out such a night as this ?" "It was about this matter," she said: "the boy forged on his father, and I knew it, and tried to screen him.