constable

I take it for granted that since dawn every constable within forty miles has been looking out for a wet stranger?”

The garden was bounded by a three-foot brick wall with a fringe of wood rails upon the top, and against this wall was leaning a stalwart police constable, surrounded by a small knot of loafers, who craned their necks and strained their eyes in the vain hope of catching some glimpse of the proceedings within.

In the meantime I should like to speak to the constable who found the body.

On enquiry we found that the constable was in bed, and we were shown into a little front parlour to await his coming.