’Oaf，Imeannothingofthesort；theywouldonlymakealaughing-stock，asthoseDevonshirepeopledid，ofme。No，IwillgototheKinghimself，oramanwhoisbiggerthantheKing，andtowhomIhavereadyaccess。
Iwillnottelltheehisnameatpresent，onlyifthouartbroughtbeforehim，neverwiltthouforgetit。’
Thatwastrueenough，bythebye，asIdiscoveredafterwards，forthemanhemeantwasJudgeJeffreys。
’Andwhenareyoulikelytoseehim，sir？’
’Maybeinthespring，maybenotuntilsummer，forI