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And when any poor fellow has had a knock-down blow, and the world is darkening round him, he'll be coming to you for light and for strength, and you'll be houlding out the right hand to him, because you're knowing yourself what it is to fall and get up again, and because you're a man, and Grod has made friends with you."
The missis has been houlding out about the iniquity of taking a spalpeen, like yourself; and it is for you to show her that she is mistaken, altogether. "So I said, 'You trust me, Gerald, I will be as grave as a doctor of divinity.
She's straight like a lil John the Baptist in the church window' " Pete paused; Philip lifted his pen and waited. "Done already? Man veen, there's no houlding you.... 'Glad to hear you're so happy and comfortable with Uncle Joe and Auntie Joney. Give the pair of them my fond love and best respects. We're getting on beautiful, and I'm as happy as a sandboy.
'Twas the same thing going up a hill; whoever was behind, would be hanging over the horse's tail, with the arm about the fore-rider's neck or body, and the other houlding the baste by the mane, to keep them both from sliding off backwards. Many a come-down there was among them but, as I said, it was all in good humor; and, accordingly, as regularly as they fell, they were sure to get a cheer.
"When a young man can spake like yonder, it's a gift, sir, and he's houlding it in trust for something. The ould island's wanting a big man ter'ble bad, and it hasn't seen the like since the days of your own grandfather. Good everin, and thank you good everin!" With that the rough fellows dismissed him at the ferry steps, and he hastened to the market-place, where he had left his horse.
"Of course you know the coast; probably were born hereabouts?" "Of coorse, is it? Whereabouts should Terence O' something, be born, if it's not hereabouts? Is it know the coost, too? Ah, we're ould acquaintances." "And where do you intend to take the ship, Terence?" "It's houlding ground, yer honour asked for?" "Certainly. A bottom on which an anchor will not drag." "Och! is it that?
"It's the new wife must do it," said another. "Where's Kate?" cried Nancy. But Kate only looked and went on laughing as before. The crow turned tail and took flight of itself at finding so eager an audience. Then Pete said, "Whose houlding with such ould wife's wonders?" And Cæsar answered, "Coorse not, or fairies either.
They remaine in the village of those barbars to spie what their intent should be, houlding correspondence with some of those of the councell by giving them guifts, to the end that we might know what was concluded in the Councell & give us advise with all speede. We by these means had intelligence that they weare to come & visit our forts.
"'And may worse never happen you, Jack, my bouchal, says the dog, putting in his tongue, then wagging his tail, and houlding out his paw to shake hands with Jack. "'Gintlemen, says Jack, never minding to give the dog his hand, bekase he heard it wasn't safe to touch the likes of him 'Gintlemen, says he, 'ye're sitting far from the fire this frosty night.
"Right's the word, ould Nebucannezzar," he cried, and heaved up to his feet. "So long, Kitty, woman! S'long! We'll finish it another night though, and then the ould man himself will be houlding the candle." Outside in the road somebody touched him on the shoulder. It was the young man in the Alpine hat. "My gough! What? Phil!" cried Pete, and he laid hold of him with both hands at once.
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