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But there is no doubt that this same mild beer inserted the edge of the adze which was to split the partnership in a little more than three years' time this and the "interfarin' parties," whom Posh blames for all the misunderstandings which were to come. "MARKETHILL, WOODBRIDGE, Thursday.
The woman only uttered a defiant growl. "She's not to be licked again to-night." Norah spoke as one having authority. "I wish ye'd be mindin' y'r own business, and not come interfarin' wid me. She's my gal, and I've a right to lick her if I plaze." "Maybe she is and maybe she isn't," retorted Norah.
Walsh, senior, came by with a twinkling can of water. "Och, there you are, Joe," she said: "Nelly's been lookin' out for you this good while." "Whethen it's quare lookin' out she had," said Joe, "and she took off wid herself to ould Annie Cassidy bad manners to her for her interfarin'." "What's the lad talkin' about at all?" said Mrs.
He puts his point of view with emphasis, but always maintains that had it not been for other "interfarin' parties" there would never have been any unpleasantness between him and the great man who loved him so well, and whom, I believe in all sincerity, he still loves as a kind, upright, and noble-hearted gentleman. For evil times have come on the old fellow.
But in this first instance Posh gave way. On April 14th FitzGerald wrote Mr. Spalding: "I believe that he and I shall now sign the Mortgage Papers that make him owner of Half Meum and Tuum. I only get out of him that he can't say he sees much amiss in the Deed." But Posh is still bitter about that deed, and still blames his old "guv'nor" for having listened to the "interfarin' parties."
"Ler'm tell me, hisself, an old interfarin' old fule, and he'll ha' the rough side o' my tongue," the customer said; and nodded an unsmiling good-afternoon, and went on her way. Her way led her past the cottage of the woman of whom they had spoken.
Well, he had his wish, though Posh maintains that there was gain in the business at a certain time to be referred to hereafter, and that there might have been plenty of gain but for the "interfarin' parties" before mentioned. From the first there was a difficulty in persuading Posh to keep any accounts of either outgoings or incomings.