Suppose there should be some mistake?
With that knife in his pocket, and the poor boy's whole conduct and demeanour to corroborate its story, he could scarcely hope it.

But _suppose_ there was a doubt, or even the shadow of a doubt, what right had he to accuse him, or even to breathe his name?
"I hope it will be cleared up before long," said he.

"Why, you said you knew who it was!" said Bloomfield.

"I said I suspected somebody." "Who is it ?" asked Bloomfield.
"I can't tell you," replied Riddell.

"I'm not sure; I may be wrong." "But surely you're not going to keep a thing like this to yourself!" exclaimed Bloomfield, warmly; "it concerns everybody in the school.
I've a right, at any rate, as stroke of the Parrett's boat, to know who it is." "Of course, you have; and if I was quite sure I was right I would tell you." "But you can tell me whom you suspect," said Bloomfield, who had not anticipated this difficulty.