"I believe you!" says Mrs. Bagnet. "He's a Briton. That's what Woolwich is. A Briton!"
"And Mat blows away at his bassoon, and you're respectable civilians one and all," says Mr. George. "Family people. Children growing up. Mat's old mother in Scotland, and your old father somewhere else, corresponded with, and helped a little, and--well, well! To be sure, I don't know why I shouldn't be wished a hundred mile away, for I have not much to do with all this!"

"And Mat blows away at his bassoon, and you're respectable civilians one and all. "Family people. To be sure, I don't know why I shouldn't be wished a hundred mile away, for I have not much to do with all this!"
