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That shepherd at whose hut we stayed last night was one of them ; that fellow was the celebrated Captain Mike . What do you think of that ? '' I shuddered as I heard the name of that fell ruffian , and thought that I had slept in the hut with him . But when I remembered how he was whispering with the stranger in the middle of the night , I came to the conclusion that serious mischief was brewing , and pushed on through the fog , which still continued as dense as ever , and , guided by some directions from the old hut-keeper , I got to Captain Brentwood 's about ten o'clock , and told him and the Major the night 's adventures . We three armed ourselves secretly and quietly , and went back to the hut with the determination of getting possession of the person of the shepherd Mike , who , were he the man Dick accused him of being , would have been a prize indeed , being one of the leading Van Diemen 's Land rangers , and one of the men reported as missing by Captain Blockstrop . `` Suppose , '' said Captain Brentwood , `` that we seize the fellow , and it is n't him after all ? '' `` Then , '' said the Major , `` an action for false imprisonment would lie sir , decidedly .