At last he recollected that he wanted to call on one of the tenants, and begged his companion to allow him to ride on.
"If you at all dislike being left alone, you know--" "Oh dear no, not at all, Sir Louis.

I am quite used to it." "Because I don't care about it, you know; only I can't make this horse walk the same pace as that brute." "You mustn't abuse my pet, Sir Louis." "It's a d---- shame on my mother's part;" said Sir Louis, who, even when in his best behaviour, could not quite give up his ordinary mode of conversation.

"When she was fortunate enough to get such a girl as you to come and stay with her, she ought to have had something proper for her to ride upon; but I'll look to it as soon as I am a little stronger, you see if I don't;" and, so saying, Sir Louis trotted off, leaving Mary in peace with her donkey.
Sir Louis had now been living cleanly and forswearing sack for what was to him a very long period, and his health felt the good effects of it.

No one rejoiced at this more cordially than did the doctor.

To rejoice at it was with him a point of conscience.