"I will give you no cause to complain of me, at least no wilful cause." "Then that is settled.

Here," he said to the boy's brother, "are five pistoles; see that he is decently clad so as to make a fair appearance by my side.

When he is so, let him return here.

It were best that he should come this evening, for it is likely that I shall be away on duty tomorrow." "He shall be here, sir," he said, "and I thank you heartily for engaging him; and I do think that he means this time to behave himself." "I do mean it," the boy said.

"You shall have no reason to complain of me, sir." Shortly afterwards Hector met the officer who had spoken of the boy.
"Well, have you thought anything more of young ne'er-do-well ?" "I have engaged him." "You have, after the warning I gave you?
Well, I hope you will not have reason to repent it." "I do not think that I shall.