"I say, though," he cried, "I really would keep Grip tied up for a bit."
"I sha'n't, not for all the Tom Dinasses between here and Van Diemen's
Land. I will keep him with me, though; I don't want my lord to be
bitten. Wonder whether that fellow will come soon for his money. We'll
shut Grip in the inner office, for we don't want another scene."