"Tim, ye owl ye! Why don't ye hand his honour a chair?
Did ye niver git the air o' a gintleman before ?" It took some minutes to get the company settled, owing to the reluctance of the Russian to seat himself while the lady was standing, and the equal reluctance of Mrs.Fitzpatrick to take her seat until she had comfortably settled her guest.
"I come to you, Mrs.Vichpatrick, on behalf of my children." "An' fine childer they are, barrin' the lad is a bit av a limb betimes." In courteous and carefully studied English, Kalmar told his need.
His affairs called him to Europe.

He might be gone a year, perhaps more.

He needed some one to care for his children.

Paulina, though nothing to him now, would be faithful in caring for them, as far as food, clothing and shelter were concerned.

She would dismiss her boarders.