"The very best; oh, they are rich."
"What do they want here?"
"They have come to destroy the brigands; is it not droll?"
"Ha! have they succeeded?"
"No; but if they are not careful, the brigands will destroy them. They are so careless."
Diana was afraid to exhibit too much interest in the doings of the Harkaways, lest she should arouse suspicion.
So she simply nodded, and listened most anxiously to what the garrulous old woman would say next.
"So very careless; anyone might get into their house by the side door," said the ancient dame.
"Well, it is their own fault if they are robbed."
"True. But it would be little credit to the robber; they think the brigands are afraid to enter the town, so they don't take many precautions."