Quotation from: Tales of the Fish Patrol

Written by: Jack London

He clapped a hand on my shoulder as he finished, but it seemed to
me that there was more determination than hope in his voice.

It would have been possible for us to secure the aid of United
States marshals and board the English ship, backed by Government
authority. But the instructions of the Fish Commission were to the
effect that the patrolmen should avoid complications, and this one,
did we call on the higher powers, might well end in a pretty
international tangle.