My man's in it, and asleep long ago.' With a magisterial air, though with a look of blank disappointment, Mr.
Dennis Garraghty walked on, looked into THE ROOM, saw the good man of the house asleep, heard him snore, and then, returning, asked Lord Colambre 'who he was, and what brought him there ?' Our hero said he was from England, and a traveller; and now, bolder grown as a geologist, he talked of his specimens, and his hopes of finding a mine in the neighbouring mountains; then adopting, as well as he could, the servile tone and abject manner in which he found Mr.
Dennis was to be addressed, 'he hoped he might get encouragement from the gentleman at the head of the estate.' 'To bore, is it ?--Well, don't BORE me about it.

I can't give you any answer now, my good friend; I'm engaged.' Out he strutted.

'Stick to him up the town, if you have a mind to get your answer,' whispered the woman.

Lord Colambre followed, for he wished to see the end of this scene.
'Well, sir, what are you following and sticking to me, like my shadow, for ?' said Mr.Dennis, turning suddenly upon Lord Colambre.
His lordship bowed low.

'Waiting for my answer, sir, when you are at leisure.
Or, may I call upon you tomorrow ?' 'You seem to be a civil kind of fellow; but, as to boring, I don't know--if you undertake it at your own expense.