"Bedad, no. It's sorry a horse I can ride, yer honor."
"Then ascertain from the ostler the location of the pasture, and when she returns capture her. I'll give you ten dollars for the job."
"Bad 'cess to me if I don't do it. An' what shall I be doin' to her after I cotch 'er?"
"Then take her to the old mansion on the bluff and wait until I come."
"Och! howly murther, I'll not go in where the skelegon is—nary a time!"
"Nor need you. What time intervenes between your arrival and mine you can spend outside. But look sharp she don't escape you."
"Sure, it's mesilf as will ba doin' that same!"
Then Grogan executed a grotesque bow and took his departure toward the stable, while Greyville turned toward the countess.
"The devil will be to pay now. As I suspected, that Dutchman is a spy, and having suspicioned or ferreted out some knowledge concerning the league, has sent for his fellow watch-dogs. In less than two days we shall be in the clutches of the law, unless we make a break for liberty at once."
"Oh! there is no particular reason for hurry. When we find there is danger, we can easily escape," the countess said, calmly.