It was settled that we should spend the interval discussing the land purchase report, for which his presence was not essential.

Redmond, whose health was still bad, did not come up to Dublin.

All this gave time for agitation, and agitation was at work.
Still, during that week there was no sign of any change in tone.

Members of the local bodies who had gone to their homes at the week's end came back just as much inclined to settle as before.
I met Redmond on the night of Monday, January 14th.

He had seen no one in these ten days.