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Nora ran to him, and he put his arm round her waist. "Now then, Nora, as the carriage comes up, you help me with the big Irish cheer. Hip, hip, hurrah! and Caed Mille a Faitha. Now then, let every one who has got a drop of Irish blood in him or her raise the old cheer." Poor gentle English Mrs. Hartrick turned quite pale when she heard these sounds; but Mr.
Billing, who was to address the meeting that day, was a stranger, a very distinguished stranger, one whose name was a household word wherever the deeds of General John Regan were remembered, one whose name would be still better known when his forthcoming life of the General appeared. He was proud and pleased to extend to Mr. Billing on behalf of the audience a hearty Caed Mille Failthe.
"And, Captain Kenealy, you are my aid-de-camp. It is a delightful post, you know, and rather a troublesome one." "Yaas." "You must help me be kind to this sailor." "Yaas. He is a good fellaa. Carried the baeg for the little caed." "Oh, did he?" "And didn't maind been laughed at." "Now, that shows how intelligent you must be," said the wily one; "the others could not comprehend the trait.
"Oh, won't he have a caed mille afaltha; won't he? Elma, I am almost beside myself." "I don't know what you are talking about," said Elma. "What do you mean by those queer words?" "Caed mille afaltha? Oh, they are the Irish for a hundred thousand welcomes. We put them over our arches and everything when people are coming home.
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