But from that day they cherished a sour
distrust of him; they resolved to do business with him no longer, and to
transfer their custom to another merchant of Roscoff, whose name is of
no importance in this history.  In this transference they followed the
lead of Tonkin, blindly--all but Doubledick, who swam with the current,
indeed, so far as outward appearances went; but in the privacy of his
own cunning mind, buzzing still with the recollection of what he had
heard through the keyhole of his parlour door, indulged in speculations
of a very tantalising nature, and wondered what Maister John's little
game was.

Whether the relation of cause and effect existed between this meeting of
Trevanion and Tonkin, and an event that took place a few hours later at
the Towers, is a matter on which thehere, Doubledick," said Sir Bevil bluntly, "I've heard of what
went on at the Towers last night.  That sort of thing won't do, you
know; it must be stopped, and you can tell your customers I say so.
Free-trading is all very well, but arson is an ugly word and a hanging
matter; and, egad! if any man is caught playing such low tricks, and
brought before me, he'll get no mercy, I promise you.  Make that clear,
will you?"

"Iss sure, Sir Bevil," replied the innkeeper. "'Twas a cruel deed, the
Squire bein' so cast down and all.  I'll tell the folks yer very words,
sir, that I will."

"That's right.  I saw Mr. John Trevanion on the way down, and he agreed
with me, so there will be an eye on the village