While these were in the act of being given with great energy, he extricated himself from the press, and stepped up to Gashford's side.

Both he and Sir John being well known to the populace, they fell back a little, and left the four standing together.
'Mr Haredale, Lord George,' said Sir John Chester, seeing that the nobleman regarded him with an inquisitive look.

'A Catholic gentleman unfortunately--most unhappily a Catholic--but an esteemed acquaintance of mine, and once of Mr Gashford's.

My dear Haredale, this is Lord George Gordon.' 'I should have known that, had I been ignorant of his lordship's person,' said Mr Haredale.

'I hope there is but one gentleman in England who, addressing an ignorant and excited throng, would speak of a large body of his fellow-subjects in such injurious language as I heard this moment.