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"A drop of the craytur is not to be despised, Mrs. O'Halloran," Dr. Burke said; "taken with plenty of water it is a fine digestive and, when we run short of wine and beer, you will not be despising it, yourself." "I did not know, Teddy Burke, that you had any experience, whatever, of whisky mixed with plenty of water." "You are too hard on me, altogether," the doctor laughed.
"It's ashamed of meself I am," he said presently, his Irish accent twenty-fold increased. "I ask all your pardons for me voilence; and especially the little man's, who is a harmless craytur, and here's me hand to'm, if he'll condescend to take me by't." So this scene of barbarity and sentimentalism passed off, leaving behind strange and incongruous impressions.
Truman had come to the conclusion that Downs's excitement was due, in large part, to local influences totally disconnected with the affairs of the early evening. Downs was an Irishman who loved the "craytur," and had been known to resort to unconventional methods of getting it. At twelve o'clock, said Mr. Truman, the striker had obviously been priming.
I tuld ye from the first he couldn't reciver, for he was paralysed, poor craytur', from the waist downwards, and had a lot of internal injury besides. It was aunly bekase he was sich a shtrang man that he's lasted so long, sir. Any one else would have died directly outright afther the accident, for he was pretty well smashed to pieces!"
Sure thon poor craytur iv a baste hes n't got the sthrenth fur till kerry it own hide, let alone a great gommeril on it back. An' thon's furnent ye! Hello, Tamson! begog A did n't know ye at wanst." "Good day, Mr. M'Nab. Alterations since I delivered you that wire at Poondoo. Been in the wars?" For M'Nab was leaning forward and sideways in his saddle, evidently in pain.
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