As we have said, at this singular proof of her being a witch, the intelligent lady had laughed outright.

And this of course brought out the additional statement, that she had been carried along on the back of an invisible "familiar"-- a spectral blue boar--the whole way.

Of course this was sufficient, and she was committed for trial.
And now wealthy Master Philip English and his wife were both in prison; and he daily concocting plans by which he might find himself on the deck of the fastest sailer of all those twenty-one vessels of his.
Uncle Robie had thought this might be also a good opportunity for Dulcibel.

And it struck Master Raymond the same way; while Master English had no objection, especially as it was mainly for Dulcibel that the jailer would open the prison doors.

And this was better than the violence he had at first contemplated; for, as his vessels gradually began to accumulate in port, owing to the interruption to his business caused by his arrest, he had only to give the word, and a party of his sailors would have broken open the prison some dark night, and released him from captivity.
The "Albatross," Master English's fastest sailer at length came into port; and the arrangements were speedily made.