"He is quite strong in his views."
"Yes, and one of his farm hands told me that a mad monk had been there, and it would be a wonder if he were alive on the morrow."
"A mad monk, said he?"
"Yes, those were his words—a mad monk."
"Boys, you have heard the report; shall we beard this Britisher in his home and find out if any maiden is imprisoned by him?"
A loud shout of assent rose from the Mountain Boys, and almost before it died away the men were on the march.
Farmer Mervale was at the door, an old musket in his hand, waiting for the "rebels."
"In the name of the king, what do you want here?"
Seth Warner answered:
"In the name of the Colonial Congress I demand the surrender of this house for the purpose of a search."