Here he turned on his foster-brother, and said, "You set that house on fire.

I could get out of your mother enough to make it right to arrest you, but I will not bring her into the matter.
Others suspect you.

Now, what have you to say ?" "Say! I didn't do it--that's all.

I was in bed." "Why did you not get up and help ?" "Wasn't any of my business," he replied sulkily.

"Everybody in this town's against me, and now when I've given up drinking, to say I set a house afire--" "Well!" said Penhallow, "this is my last word, you may go.