'She has her dog.'
'That is not sufficient. Dogs have been silenced before now. Consider to what dangers a girl is exposed in such a solitary spot.'
'Pshaw! the men are cowed.'
'Several are about in hiding, and are not yet captured. You do a great wrong to Kainie.'
'I do her no wrong. I leave her alone.'
'That in itself is a grievous wrong. Whose duty is it to guard her, but yours? She bears your name.'
'To my disgrace!' exclaimed Drownlands, glaring up with wrath. 'No more of that.'
'Well, it is no pleasant topic.'
'Did Kainie send you to me?'