What can this mean?
I will go with you, Tom--excuse me, sir, for a few minutes--there can be no harm in hearing what he has to say." He accompanied the fool, with whom he remained for about six or eight minutes, after which he re-entered the parlor with a face which strove in vain to maintain its previous expression of ease and serenity.
"Well, Willy ?" said the squire--"you see, by the way, I make an old acquaintance of you--" "You do me honor, sir," replied Reilly.

"Well, what was this mighty matter?
Not a fool's message, I hope?
eh!" "No, sir," said the other, "but a matter of some importance." "John," asked his master, as the butler entered, "did you give those worthy fellows the money ?" "No, your honor," replied the other, they were gone before I went out." "Well, well," replied his master, "it can't be helped.

You will excuse me, Mr .-- a--a--yes--Mr.Reilly--Willy--Willy--ay, that's it--you will excuse me, Willy, for not bringing you to the drawing room.

The fact is, neither of us is in a proper trim to go there--both travel-soiled, as they say--you with duck-shooting and I with a long ride--besides, I am quite too much fatigued to change my dress--John, some Madeira.

I'm better than I was--but still dreadfully exhausted and afterwards, John, tell your mistress that her father wishes to see her here.