In the afternoon, Walter assisted in the work of packing.

As he was dressing for dinner, Larry, as usual, came into his room.
"I suppose, your honour," he said, after putting out Walter's clothes, "you will be setting a watch tonight ?" "Yes, Larry, I was intending to do so.

You don't think there is any special occasion for it, do you ?" "I don't know, your honour.

We hear tales of the rapparees burning every Protestant house in the district.

As long as the troop was here, av coorse the boys kept away; but there is a powerful lot of plunder in the house, and the news that the troop have gone will go through the country quick enough.