"Audacious hussy" was the term my fair friend used in speaking of her; but let that pass.

It is more to the purpose to record that Mrs.Yatman has not lost confidence in me, and that Mr.Yatman promises to follow her example, and do his best to look hopefully for future results.
I have now, in the new turn that circumstances have taken, to await advice from your office.

I pause for fresh orders with all the composure of a man who has got two strings to his bow.

When I traced the three confederates from the church door to the railway terminus, I had two motives for doing so.

First, I followed them as a matter of official business, believing them still to have been guilty of the robbery.
Secondly, I followed them as a matter of private speculation, with a view of discovering the place of refuge to which the runaway couple intended to retreat, and of making my information a marketable commodity to offer to the young lady's family and friends.