He gazed up at me with wild alarm, and as I drove out of the gate, he burst forth into such a yell that Lord Edward came bounding around the house to see what was the matter.

Euphemia suddenly appeared at an upper window and called out to me, but I did not hear what she said.

I whipped up the horse and we sped along to New Dublin.

Pat soon stopped crying, but he looked at me with a tear-stained and reproachful visage.
The good women of the settlement were surprised to see little Pat return so soon.
"An' wasn't he good ?" said Mrs.Hogan as she took him from my hands.
"Oh, yes!" I said.

"He was as good as he could be.