To-day is Sunday; worst day of the week, I'm sorry and ashamed to say, for rows and depredations.

Between the services, and after evening church, there are always idle fellows from all the neighbouring country about, as you know too well.

Depend on it, the real culprits will be found gathering round the stocks, and will betray themselves; have your eyes, ears, and wits about you, and I've no doubt we shall come to the rights of the matter before the day's out.

And if we do," added the squire, "we'll make an example of the ruffian!" "In course," said Stirn: "and if we don't find him we must make an example all the same.

That's what it is, sir.