Maybe the old villain thought I couldn't do without him.

Jik's an old villain, but he's not bad to us, really.

I begged her to let me be killed rather than trust herself into the hands of this old villain.

He had been sent this devious old villain for some purpose.

I know he's an old villain, a murderous one - and he smells a bit - okay, a lot.

I wouldn't go back to the old villain if I were you.

Here's the old villain with his head on a jug!

And then Barnaby knew for sure that the old dark villain had to die.

In this last respect, we may say at once that the old villain was bitterly disappointed.

"And it's a good thing neither half of the old villain don't know what master means to do," he thought.