I ha been occupied this day wi business o' _graat_ importance.

His Majesty King Charles has been wi me since seven o'clock this mornin.

And for th' fust time I ha been gettin reet to th' _bottom_ o' things wi him.

I ha been _probin_ him, Davy--probin him.

He couldno riddle through wi lees; I kept him to 't, as yo mun keep a horse to a jump--straight an tight.