He was still under the influence of liquor though he made ludicrous efforts to conceal it.
The wife found opportunity to communicate to her husband all that had been told her, before the conversation had progressed far.

The peril which she had so narrowly escaped decided the missionary to be severely just with his servant.
"Teddy, where have you been ?" "Won't that spake for itself ?" he replied, holding up a handsome string of fish.

"Begorrah, but it was mighty poor luck I had hunting." "I should judge you had discovered something unusual from your strange actions." The face of the Irishman flushed scarlet, and his confusion was distressing.

"Teddy," he continued, "I am displeased at the manner in which you have acted for the last week or two.

Had it not happened that I left the village sooner than usual to-day, most probably my wife and son would have been killed." The fellow was completely sobered.
"What is it ye say, Mister Harvey ?" "For several days you have failed to return in the time you promised, so that I have been compelled to leave them alone and unprotected.
This afternoon, an Indian came in the house and threatened the life of both my wife and child--" "Where the divil is he ?" demanded Teddy, springing up; "I'll brake ivery bone in his body." "He is gone, never to return I trust." "Be the powers! if I could but maat him--" "Do not add falsehood to your conduct.