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`` One day finished the whole affair . We polled man for man till past two o'clock , when our fellows lost all patience and beat their tallies out of the town . The police came up , but they beat the police ; then they got soldiers , but , begad , they were too strong for them , too . Sir George witnessed it all , and knowing besides how little chance he had of success , deemed it best to give in ; so that a little before five o'clock he resigned . I must say no man could behave better . He came across the hustings and shook hands with Godfrey ; and as the news of the _ scrimmage _ with his daughter had just arrived , said that he was sorry his prospect of success had not been greater , that in resigning he might testify how deeply he felt the debt the O'Malleys had laid him under . '' `` And my uncle , how did he receive his advances ? ''