By my halidom it doth mind me to hold discourse with thee. Come thou privily to my castle beyond the moat, an' thou wilt.
In all fealty, my liege,
Thy gentle vassal,
THE GOOD KNIGHT.
Or, going down to the counting-room, he would summon a messenger to mount the stairs with a formal invitation like this:
SIR SLOSSON:
The Good but Impecunious Knight bides in the business office, and there soothly will he tarry till you come anon. So speed thee, bearing with thee ducats that in thy sweet company and by thy joyous courtesy the Good Knight may be regaled with great and sumptuous cheer withal.
THE GOOD KNIGHT.
Then out we would sally to the German restaurant around the corner, where the coffee was good, the sandwiches generous, and the pie execrable. If there was a German cook in Chicago who could make good pies we never had the good fortune to find him.