Lack of knowledge of the proper code would trip you up when our United Empire ships came snooping around as they do so often.
"For Every Man A Reason"
Patrick Wilkins
"I was snooping around, hoping to find some new twist to the case," explained the Phantom.
"The Gray Phantom's Return"
Herman Landon
Couldn't a gentleman be polite and agreeable to a young and charming lady whom circumstances had thrown in his way without having his motives misconstrued by a lot of snooping, idiotic menials whose only zest in life sprung from a temperamental tendency to belittle the big things and enlarge upon the small ones?
"A Fool and His Money"
George Barr McCutcheon