by that time his blood will have had time to cool down, and he will
have learnt, at any rate, that crimes cannot be committed in this
country with impunity."

"It is all very shocking," the lady said. "What will poor Mr. Bastow
do? I should think that he would not like to remain as clergyman
here, where everyone knows about it."

"That must be for him to decide," the Squire said; "but if he wishes
to resign I certainly shall not press him to continue to hold the
living. He is a very old friend of mine. My father presented the
living to him when I was nine or ten years old, and I may say I
saw him daily up to the time when I went down into Sussex. If he
resigns I should urge him to take up his residence here and to act
as Mark's tutor; and he might also relieve you of some of Millicent's
lessons. You have plenty to do in looking after the management of
things in general. However, that is for the future."

At eleven o'clock the Squire drove down to Reigate, taking Mark
with him, as it would save all trouble about putting up the horse
and pony. On arriving he handed Mark over to the head constable,
and asked him to pass him into a seat in the courthouse, before
the public were let in.

Reigate was in a state of unusual excitement. That the coach should
have been stopped and robbed was too common an event to excite much
interest, but that two highwaymen should have been captured, and,
as was rumored, a young gentleman brought in on a charge of being
in connection with them, caused a thrill of excitement. Quite a
small crowd was assembled before the courthouse, and the name of