“No, no, desire them to bring him here immediately—go now, and do not lose a moment.”
On entering the parlor again, he rubbed his hands with perfect delight.
“Ay,” said he, “this day, M'Loughlin, I have long looked for; this day, this day, ha, ha, ha!”
“M'Clutchy,” said M'Loughlin, “I always knew you were a bad and black-hearted man; but that you were such a perfect devil I never knew till now. What, to drag out my sick wife!”
“Ha! ha! ha!”
“Consider that her removal now will occasion her death.”
“Ha! ha! ha!”
“You will not do it; you could not do it. Would you kill her?”
“Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! M'Loughlin, this is the day of my vengeance, and my triumph. Ha, ha, ha!”
“Friend M'Clutchy,” said Solomon, “permit me for one moment to remonstrate—”