He had been taunted and laughed at, at Government-house, for having allowed Hawker to outwit him.

His hot Irish blood couldn't stand that, and he had vowed to have the fellow somehow.

Here he had missed him again, and by so little, too! He renewed his vow to himself, and in an instant the cloud was gone, and the merry Irishman was there again.
"My dear Doctor," he said, "I am aware that you never speak at random, or I should ask you, were you sure of the man?
Are you not mistaken ?" "Mistaken in HIM,--eh ?" said the Doctor.

"No, I was not mistaken." "You seem to know too much of a very suspicious character, Doctor!" said Desborough.

"I shall have to keep my eye on you, I see!" * * * * * Meanwhile, at the other end of the table, more agreeable subjects were being talked of.