Close beside him was the dead body of Westall with shot-wounds in the head.

On being taken to the farm and given brandy, Dynes was asked if he had recognised anybody.

He had said there were five of them, "town chaps"; and then he had named Hurd quite plainly--whether anybody else, nobody knew.

It was said he would die, and that Mr.Raeburn had gone to take his deposition.
"An' them town chaps got off, eh ?" said the elderly man.
"Clean!" said Patton, refilling his pipe.

"Trust them!" Meanwhile, inside this poor cottage Marcella was putting out all the powers of the soul.