Moreover, they desired to know the names of other students who had attended Master Clarke's readings and discussions.

These were known to have taken place; but as they were mostly held in the evening after dark, it was not so easy to discover who attended them, and Dalaber was required to give such names as he could remember.
But here he was resolutely silent, and this so obstinately that he irritated his questioners to the extreme, even Dr.Higdon losing patience with him at the last.

Dalaber's manner was bold, and to them aggressive.

The poor youth at heart felt fearful enough as he marked the anger his obstinacy had aroused; but he was resolved not to show fear, and not to betray others.

He admitted freely that he had helped Garret in the distribution of the forbidden books.
Denial would have been useless, even could he have brought himself to take a lie upon his lips and perjure himself; but he absolutely refused to give the names of any persons to whom the books had been given or sold, and this refusal evoked a great deal of anger and some rather terrible threats.
"Young man," said Dr.London sternly, "do you know what can and may well be done to you if you remain thus obstinate, and refuse the information which we, as the guardians of the university, do justly demand of you ?" "I am in your power," answered Dalaber; "you can do with me what you will." "We can do but little," answered Dr.London.