"He must be told that he will be shot on sight if he enters New York again."
"He will deserve it."
"And I will have him drummed out of the city as a rogue and a suspect. We will make no hero of him—quite the contrary."
"I oppose nothing of that kind. I ask for his life and his freedom, because he stands between Maria Semple and myself. If I wanted any other reason, because I thoroughly respect his father, and am on excellent terms with his sister, who has been very hospitable to me and who is a remarkable girl. It has troubled me to-day to remember her lonely sorrow and anxiety."
"You have given me three good reasons for granting your request, and have omitted the strongest of all, Ernest."
"What is that, Henry?"
"That I love you."
"And I love you. You have always been like a big brother to me; always petted me and humored my desires."
"Well, then, I will see Matthews and DuBois in the morning."
"Send for them here to-night. If their court is a Military Police Court, you are Commander-in-Chief."