They all appeared anxious to make themselves useful, some chopping wood for our cook, others assisting the steward, in order to get what might be left on the plates, others brought small presents of fish; in fact, all availed themselves of any excuse to get on board; yet, notwithstanding the crowd, and the confusion attending their movements, there was scarcely any thieving amongst them.

"I can understand there being rascals in the outside world and that they should believe your careless, foolish old father lawful game, but that he should be thought a tool for dishonest thieving by members of his own family is incomprehensible.

There had been a great deal of petty thieving in the county, and several gentlemen had suggested to him the necessity for greater severity in punishing it.

Or an ice wagon pauses in its round, and while the man is gone there is a pleasant thieving of bits of ice.