"Yes, devilish nonsense! but true as gospel, nevertheless."
"And he submits to it?"
"With all around him crazy, he cannot help it. Besides, as an officer of the government, he must submit to the laws."
"On whose complaint?"
"Oh, the she-wolf's of course—that delectable smooth-spoken wife of my brother Thomas. How any man can love a catty creature like that, beats me out."
"I suppose she found out that I went frequently to see the Captain, when in Boston?"
"I suppose so."
"Who could have informed her?"
"Her master, the devil, I suppose."
"Where is the Captain to be examined?"