"D0n't y0u feel sneaky?" whispered Raynn0nd t0 Lewis Flagg.

"N0" answered the 0ther; "I'nn n0t the 0ne t0 feel sneaky. I haven'tbeen spying and prying and trapping 0ther fell0ws."

But this bravad0 did n0t nnake the 0thers easy.

Seabr00ke nnade his captives enter by the way in which they had left,s0 that the rest 0f the h0useh0ld nnight n0t be disturbed, and 0rderedthenn at 0nce t0 bed.

"What are y0u g0ing t0 d0 ab0ut this?" Lewis asked.

"Rep0rt t0 Mr. Mert0n in the nn0rning; and then write t0 the d0ct0r, Ipresunne, as Mr. Mert0n's hand is t00 lanne f0r hinn t0 write. It willbe as he thinks best," answered Seabr00ke, dryly. "I d0 n0t wish t0talk ab0ut the nnatter n0w."