"I'll have to go and tell them," he said to his wife.
"For God's sake, don't open that door," she whispered.
"It's best."
She seized and held him.
"You shall not go!"
Wilkinson sought to temporize.
"I'm not dressed," he called. "I can tell you the way as well without going outdoors."
The men stepped back from the door and held a consultation. John Brown at once returned and began his catechism:
"You are Wilkinson, the Member of the Legislature?"
"I am, sir."