He saw in half a moment that this must be Mark Waddy's pal; but as the police like to go their own way he would not watch the lawn himself, but asked Jem Davies, with whom he had made acquaintance, to keep an eye upon that with his fellows, for there was a jail-bird in the house; then he went round to the front door, by which he felt sure his bird would make his exit.

He had no earthly right to capture this ecclesiastic, but he was prepared if the Colonel, who was a magistrate, gave him the order, and not without.
But we are interrupting Colonel Clifford's interrogatories.
"Madam, what makes you think this disloyal person was my son ?" "Indeed, sir, I don't know," said the lady, and looking around the room with some signs of distress.

"I begin to hope it was not your son.

He was a tall young man, almost as tall as yourself.

He was very handsome, with brown hair and brown eyes, and seemed incapable of deceit." "Have you any letters of his ?" asked the Colonel.
"I had a great many, sir," said she, "but I have not kept them all." "Have you one ?" said the Colonel, sternly.
"Oh yes, sir," said Lucy, "I think I must have nearer twenty; but what good will they be ?" said she, affecting simplicity.
"Why, my dear madam," said Monckton, "Colonel Clifford is quite right; the handwriting may not tell _you_ anything, but surely his own father knows it.