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"What is it ye wants, mum?" said that personage, drawing herself up and assuming an air of vulgar dignity and importance. "Nothing," replied Mrs. Lane, "except a little bread and milk for my child." "Isn't yees coming down to breakfast?" Mrs. Lane shook her head. "Ye'd better. It's all ready." "I don't wish any thing. But if you'll send me up something for my child, I will be obliged to you."
"And you drank it?" "Yees, sir." "It never occurred to you, Jimmy, that there was nothing the matter with you that you were never feeling better in your life, and that you did not require any medicine?" "No, sir." "Did one single scintilla of thought of any kind occur to you in connection with the matter, Jimmy, from beginning to end?" "No, sir." People who never met Jimmy disbelieve this story.
"That is a raft covered with people," said he. "They seem to be standing still." "Yes, they merely want to keep afloat until morning, when no doubt they will be picked up and cared for. Keep quiet, for if we talk too loud some one may start for us." "And work hard," whispered Tim, struggling harder than ever. "Aich of yees shove like a locomotive." "Good advice," added Mr.
I've app'inted to myself, many's the time, a consait to tell ye all this, by wor-r-d of mouth; but the likes of yees, and of the Missus, and of Miss Maud there och! isn't she a swate one! and many's the pity, there's no sich tall, handsome jontleman to take her, in the bargain, bad luck to him for staying away; and so God bless ye, all, praist in the bargain, though he's no praist at all; and here's my good wishes said and done."
Ye've only to fill your top-sail, and stand in; ould Michael and ould Ireland together, will take care of yees." I confess I greatly disliked the aspect of things in-shore, with such a pilot; but the aspect of things outside was still worse.
They pulled up suddenly and drew pistols from their holsters; but on seeing only a fair youth armed with a bow, they replaced their weapons, and with a look of surprise rode up and assailed him with a volley of unintelligible Portuguese. "Do any of you speak English?" inquired Martin, advancing. One of the horsemen replied, "Yees, I spok one leet. Ver' smoll. Where you be com?"
I hear Ferrinafad's voice, singing, and I must join, and see how the thing's going on, or going off. Gilb. Wouldn't any body think he'd no tongue in that mouth of his, screwed up, and blushing from ear to ear? Enter CHRISTY. Christy. Hoo! hoo! hoo! How's this both of yees mute as fishes the moment I come in?
As she sat meditating upon the next step, there came suddenly, from the bar-room, the sound of angry voices, mingled with fierce threats and shocking blasphemy. Springing to her feet in terror, Mrs. Lane caught up her child, and was about starting from the door without any covering upon her head, when the landlady intercepted her. "What's the matter with yees? Where are ye going?"
Sure you must have been tired to death last night, for this morning early you lay so quite, sleeping like an angel; and I could see a great likeness in yees to what you were when you were a child in my arms." "But sit down, sit down, my good Ellinor," said I, "and let us talk a little of your own affairs." "And are not these my own affairs?" said she, rather angrily.
"Would ye have the kindness, ye assassinating disciple of the crowner's jury, whin yees have jist shown how nately ye can dishpose of a man like meself, to tell me why it was you run so mighty harrd whin I took once before after yees? Why didn't ye pause, and sarve me then jist as ye have done? I'd jist like to know that before we go any further wid this matter."
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