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"This is idle talk," said the attorney; "determine on what you'll do; really my time is valuable, and I am now wasting it to no purpose." "Take the offer depind on't it'll soon come to you." "No, no," said the other, coolly; "not at all; we might shut up shop if we made such post obit bargains as that."

That he didn't come is proof to my mind that he niver will ye may depind on the same." This brief conversation took place while the youths were saddling and mounting their horses. They made certain that everything was secure, and then, carefully guiding their animals among bowlders to the open prairie, paused a moment to decide upon the best course to take.

Rooney. Mr. Carv. That woman has certainly more ways of making a noise, without speaking, than any woman upon earth. Proceed, Philip. Phil. Depind on it, it's all lies, Mrs. Rooney, says I, ma'am. No, but you lie, flourishing Phil, says she. With that every McBride to a man, rises from the table, catching up chairs and stools and toomblers and jugs to revenge Honor and me.

One of these was seen going about the decks, glancing earnestly and quickly into faces, as if in search of some one. It was Mariano seeking for Angela! He was closely followed by Ted Flaggan and Lucien. "Depind on it, they've kep' her back," said Ted. "I fear they have," said Lucien.

Now, Pether, there's a specimen of logic for you; an' if it wasn't good, depind upon it the money would be in your pocket still. I've never known you to give a penny for any charitable purpose, since ever I saw your face: but I'm doin' a good action in your behalf for once; so if you have any movin' words to say to the money in question, say them, for you'll never finger it more."

She raised Larry to her lap, and looked up touchingly into their faces. "Can't I depind on ye, b'ys?" "Yes, mother, course you can," answered Pat for them all. A moment the widow paused to steady her voice, and then resumed, "It's all settled. A-Saturday I goes to town to get a place. A-Monday we moves."

Ye can have all the shells an' other things ye consider curiosities that we pick up; but ye must also have share in anything valuable we recover, an' ye can depind on me to give you a shquare dale. As fur that paper Mr. C. drew up, there is no occasion fur it. Oi'm not fond o' papers av ony koind fur Oi've always had more or less throuble wid im.

"Have you kept your eye on her steadily?" "I don't believe there is an hour we can't account for, Kitty and I between us." "Are you sure you can depend on Kitty?" Oh, an' to be sure ye can depind on Kitty to kape watch at the stove-pipe hole, an' to tell all y'r plottin's an' contrivin's to them that'll get the cheese out o' y'r mousetrap for ye before ye catch any poor cratur in it."

Owen, next to God, I have no friend to depind upon but yourself!" "Me!" said Owen, as if astonished. "Phoo, that's quare enough! Now do you think, Rosha, hut, hut, woman alive! Me! hut, tut!" "I have it all but five pounds, Owen, an' for the sake of him that's in his grave an' that, maybe, is able to put up his prayer for you" "An' what would you want me to do, Rosha?

Poor man, it'll take the fear out of his heart. Now can he depind on you, Phelim?" "Why, all I can say is, that we'll get ourselves called on Sunday next. Let himself, sure, send some one to autorise the priest to call us. An' now that's all settled, don't I desarve somethin'? Oh, be gorra, surely."