"Humbug! I never knew a Custom House officer to refuse."
"We ain't of that stamp, young lady."
She looked at him incredulously a moment, and saw by the stern look in his deep gray eyes that he meant what he said.
It seemed to unnerve her for a moment.
She reflected and finally asked:
"Are you determined?"
"Absolutely!"
"You are bound to hound us?"
"We are, until we gain our point."
"This is astonishing."