Good-night, Mr.Scarborough; good-night, Mr.Annesley," and he bobbed his head to our friend Harry.

"You say as there is a reason as is unknown.

Perhaps it won't be unknown always.

Good-night, gentlemen." Then Constable Prodgers left the room.
Harry had been disconcerted by the policeman's remarks, and showed that it was so as soon as he was alone with Augustus Scarborough.

"I'm afraid you think the man intended to be impertinent," said Augustus.
"No doubt he did, but such men are allowed to be impertinent." "He sees an enemy, of course, in every one who pretends to know more than he knows himself,--or, indeed, in every one who does not.