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"Now, Anthony," began the priest, after they had seated themselves comfortably in a private room, "will you answer me truly why you refused seeing me? why you hid or absconded whenever I went to your house for the last week?" "Bekaise I did not wish to see you, then." "Well, that's the truth," said the priest, "and I know it.
"Oh, Brian dear," said her weeping mother, "we helped ourselves to break her heart, as well as the rest. We wouldn't forgive her; we wouldn't say the word, although her heart was breakin' bekaise we did not.
Mogue was also a good deal subject to the influence of the pathetic, especially when he alluded to the misfortune, glory be to God, which had befallen the family, in the person of a lone line of ancestors, and especially in that of big poor, simple father, whose word, as every one knew, was as good as his oath; and, indeed, very few doubted that remarkable fact, but who, notwithstanding had been transported during the space of seven years for suspicion of perjury; "for didn't the judge tell him, when he passed sentence upon him, that if he had been found guilty all out, or of anything beyant suspicion of it, he would be transported for life; 'an' instead of that, said the judge, 'bekaise I persave, says he, 'that you're an honest man, an' has been sworn against wrongfully in this business, and bekaise I see clearly that you love the truth, the sentence of the coort is, says he, sheddin' tears, 'that you're to be transported only for seven years, an' you lave the coort an' the counthry, says he, 'widout at stain upon your character it's only the law that's against you so, God be wid you, the judge went on, wipin' his eyes, 'and grant you a safe and pleasant voyage acrass, says he, an' he cried for some minutes like a child.
"I hope you will back me, captain," said the pedlar. "Upon what grounds, comrade? Ha, ha, ha! Go on! Let us hear you!" "Why, your honor, bekaise he's best entitled to it. Think of what it was when he got it, an' think of what it is now, and then ax yourselves 'Who raised it in value an' made it worth twiste what it was worth? Wasn't it the Daltons?
The mother's feelings gave way at this picture; and she said, addressing her husband "Jerry, maybe it's right that she should go, bekaise, afther all, what if it's God Himself that has put it into her heart?" He shook his head, but it was clear that his opposition began to waver. "Think of the danger," he replied; "think of that.
A word of kindness I never got from my father or from Nelly; nothing but the bad word an' the hard blow until now that she is afeard of me; but little she knew, that many a time when I was fiercest, an' threatened to put a knife into her, there was a quiver of affection in my heart; a yearnin', I may say, afther kindness, that had me often near throwin' my arms about her neck, and askin' her why she mightn't as well be kind as cruel to me; but I couldn't, bekaise I knew that if I did, she'd only tramp on me, an' despise me, an' tyrannize over me more and more."
"But tell me, Donnel; you don't intend, surely, to leave poor Sarah behind us?" "Eh? Sarah?" returned the Prophet. "Ay; bekaise you said so awhile a-gone." "I know I said so awhile ago; but regardin' Sarah, Rody, she's the only livin' thing on this earth that I care about.
"Here's Dora," said a sweet but broken voice; "here's Dora M'Mahon your own Dora, too and that you love bekaise I was like her. Oh, come with me, father, darlin'. For her sake, compose yourself and come with me. Oh, what are we to feel! wasn't she our mother? Wasn't she? wasn't she? What am I sayin'? Ay, but, now we have no mother, now!"
The stranger, chagrined and vexed at his want of success, was about to depart, when Dunphy's wife said: "Maybe, sir, you'd wish to get your fortune tould? bekaise, if you would, here's a woman that will tell it to you, and you may depend upon it she'll tell you nothing but the truth."
"Bekaise, your honor, I had not my tides for him." "Now that I look at you, you certainly have the marks of violence about you. Well, but did you give no provocation, sir? It's not likely Mr. Purcel would raise his hand to you if he had not resaved strong provocation at yours."
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