"He could have had what he liked from us." "He had as handsome an allowance as I could afford to give him," my grandfather said, "and he knew that he could have come to me in a difficulty." "And why should Garret Dawson spring it on us at this time of day ?" my grandmother went on.

"Why should he frighten us with it now that we are old, and have no son to lean upon ?" "Because he wants the money, and I wonder he has gone without it so long.

And also because we have not opened our doors to him nor accepted his invitations.

He is determined that we shall assist at his triumph." "And we must do it ?" "We must do it, else he will publish the boy's disgrace." "And must Bawn go with us, Toby ?" "Yes; we have to do it thoroughly.

The invitation included Bawn.