"God forgive you, Sir. You will never see me again."
At that moment the maid entered the room to announce the Attorney-General and the Chief Constable, who came in immediately behind her.
"Ah, Victor, how are you?" said the Attorney. "Your Excellency, we have brought the Warrant."
"And here," said the Chief Constable, with an obsequious bow to Stowell, "is the Deemster ready to issue it."
Nobody spoke, and the Chief Constable, taking a paper out of a long envelope, proceeded to read it:
"This is to command you to whom this Warrant is addressed forthwith to apprehend Alexander Gell...."
"That will do. Give it to me," said the Governor.
When the Warrant had been given to him he tore it up and threw it into the fire. The two men were aghast.
"Your Excellency, what .... what...."
"This damnable thing must go no further. Let me hear no more about it."