“Well, Wilkins, what’s the matter with you?” said Captain Boldwig.
“I beg your pardon, sir—but I think there have been trespassers here to-day.”
“Ha!” said the Captain, scowling around him.
“Yes, sir—they have been dining here, I think, sir.”
“Why, confound their audacity, so they have,” said Captain Boldwig, as the crumbs and fragments that were strewn upon the grass met his eye. “They have actually been devouring their food here. I wish I had the vagabonds here!” said the Captain, clenching the thick stick.
“I wish I had the vagabonds here,” said the Captain, wrathfully.
“Beg your pardon, sir,” said Wilkins, “but——”
“But what? Eh?” roared the Captain; and following the timid glance of Wilkins, his eyes encountered the wheelbarrow and Mr. Pickwick.