“Go you away—away with ye, and leave him with me,” said the king.
Waiting a moment, till the man was out of hearing, the king again turned upon Israel.
“Were you at Bunker Hill?—that bloody Bunker Hill—eh, eh?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Fought like a devil—like a very devil, I suppose?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Helped flog—helped flog my soldiers?”
“Yes, sir; but very sorry to do it.”
“Eh?—eh?—how’s that?”
“I took it to be my sad duty, sir.”