human
His Lordship a'n't here, I suppose? quoth he, after shaking hands with Mr. Quirk and Mr. Gammon. The latter gentleman pulled out his watch, and, shrugging his shoulders, said with a smile,
gpt
No--we'll give him half an hour's grace.
human
Half an hour, my dear sir! exclaimed Tag-rag,
gpt
I couldn't stay so long, even for the high honor of meeting his Lordship. I am a man of business, he isn't; first come first served, you know, eh? All fair that!