He was in, however, for two capital felonies, and the jailer, who was acquainted with the turn that public affairs had taken, told him that upon his soul and conscience if the matter lay with him he would not put his honor among the felons; but then he had no discretion, because it was as much as his place was worth to break the rules--a thing he couldn't think of doing as an honest man and an upright officer.
"But whatever I can do for you, Sir Robert, I'll do." "You will let me have pen and ink, won't you ?" "Well, let me see.

Yes, I will, Sir Robert; I'll stretch that far for the sake of ould times." CHAPTEE XXII.
The Squire Comforts Whitecraft in his Affliction.
The old squire and Cummiskey lost little time in getting over the ground to the town of Sligo, and, in order to reach it the more quickly, they took a short cut by the old road which we have described at the beginning of this narrative.

On arriving at that part of it from which they could view the spot where Reilly rescued them from the murderous violence of the Red Rapparee, Cummiskey pointed to it.
"Does your honor remember that place, where you see the ould buildin' ?" "Yes, I think so.

Is not that the place where the cursed Rapparee attacked us ?" "It is, sir; and where poor Reilly saved both our lives; and yet your honor is goin' to hang him." "You know nothing about it, you old blockhead.

It was all a plan got up by Reilly and the Rapparee for the purpose of getting introduced to my daughter, for his own base and selfish purposes.