“Certainly.”
“You had better look after Mr. Norton,” I put in.
“What!” screamed that individual.
“My word ought to be as good as his,” I added.
“Certainly,” said Pointer. “I will have to arrest both of you.”
“Arrest me!” ejaculated my guardian, and for the moment all the color forsook his face.
“Yes, sir. You will be a witness, if nothing else. Will you go along peaceably?”
“Why—why—I suppose so,” stammered the man. “But, nevertheless, it is an outrage.”
To this the constable did not reply, but went off to search the mill for more precious stones.