"I asked you what you had done with her."
"And I didn't answer you."
"What have you done with her?"
"She is safe."
"Running away with her is another criminal offence."
"If it is, I shall fight that battle on the same ground with the other. If you choose to take me back to Parkville on any charge, of course you can do so. If you do, a certain document will be brought to light, which will convince Mrs. Loraine and everybody else, that Mr. Tom Thornton, with his gold watch and chain, his span of bays, and his fine clothes, isn't worth a dollar in the world."
Tom's lip actually quivered.
"I don't want to injure you, Ernest," said he. "Your uncle is not willing that you should be brought to justice."
"I have no desire to bring him to justice, either."
"You talk like a fool, like a small boy," said he, impatiently.