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If they can get any body to put in their place, they may get out o' the bargain; for they can, of a sartainty, give oceans o' money to people, but can't take any themselves, plase your Reverence. But sure, where's the use o' me to be tellin' your Reverence what you know betther nor myself? an' why shouldn't you, or any one that has the power you have?"
"Certainly," said she, "it has been more than eight years in my possession, although, at the same time, I believe I have not worn it more than half a dozen times." "Well, ma'am," replied the pedlar, "I know the value of the shawl something betther even than yourself.
"Well, and many a betther man did. I expect him and Hourigan both here tonight." "An' what name does he go by now?" she asked. "By the name of Phil Hart; and remember when there's any stranger present, you're never to call him anything else but above all things, and upon the peril of your life, never call him Mark Ratigan."
"Betther slide our infantree into thim wuds, push up our skirmishers, play wid our guns for an hour, an' thin rowl in a couple o' col'ms." There was a general murmur of approval. The limits of volunteer invention in tactics had been reached by Gahogan. The other regimental commanders looked upon him as their superior in the art of war.
"And ye're afther telling him where Miss Anty's gone, Terry?" inquired the injured fair one. "Divil a tell for me thin, shure, he may find it out hisself, widout my telling him." "Faix, it's he'll be mad thin, when he finds she's taken up with the likes of the widdy Kelly!" "And ain't she betther there, nor being murthered up here? He'd be killing her out and out some night."
Av ye offered me a hundhred acres o' land for nothin' elsewhere, I vow to God I would rather stay on the bit o' rock that grows heath and gorse, if I could only get a crust out iv it, far sooner," said the grumbler. "An' d'ye think Home Rule will enable ye to do betther? Ye'll believe anythin' in Monivea. Ye are the same as iver ye wor. It's no use raisonin' wid yez at all.
"It's him as is wantin' to kill old Mammy Shrader." "Why, what do you mean, sir?" demanded Mr. Dudder, in amazement. "Sure an' wasn't it Carl as knocked the old lady down to-day and laid her on a sick bed, wid a doctor, an' me wife to nurse her till she gits betther? Sure it's a bastly shame, so it is, an' Carl will go to the lock-up onless ye pay all the bills." "I do not understand you."
We got betune no barrick quilts that night. No stockin' had I insoide me boots, no shirt had I but a harse's quilt sewed an to me; no heart I had insoide me body; nothin' at all but duty an' shtandin' to orders, me b'ys! "Says Sergeant-Major Kilpatrick to me, 'Kilquhanity, says he, 'there's betther places than River Alma to live by, says he.
"I'll fight 'em," declared Sweeny. "An' if they've got anythin' betther nor dried grizzly, I'll have it." "Wait for orders," cautioned Thurstane. "No firing without orders." After cleaning their guns and chewing their tough and stale rations, they resumed their march, leaving the rivulet and following the cañon, which led toward the southwest.
"Faith, Masther Gerald, it's much betther as it is," observed Tim, "as the savage might have managed to run his lance into you; and Miss Norah, depend on it, is a mighty deal more pleased to have no blood spilt in her cause." We were now our two parties forming one camp capable of setting at defiance any enemies likely to approach us.
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