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Yes, by gad! and I can make a pretty good guess who that stiff is! . . . Burke'll have all the evidence he wants now. You beat it, Reddy, as soon as you're fit and get him. A run'll warm you up. The grappling-irons are back of the stable. And say! tell him to bring a good long rope. Lord, I hope Doctor Cox hasn't left yet. I'll stay here, Reddy. Hurry up!"
"Guess John Burke'll have all he cares to do for one while, gittin' started in the law office, 'thout runnin' round with Nelly," said Ma. "Ye seem bent on spoilin' the child, Ezry. Al'ays the same way, ever sin' she's a little girl." Her lips were compressed, the outward symbol of a life of silent hours and self restraint. "There, there, Ma," said Father, jogging his chair again.
'Well, says he, 'Mrs. Twomey, says he, 'I'll have another rag on another bush soon, says he. 'Sir, says I to him, 'that much would not surpass your honour! But faith, they're tellin' me now Burke'll have him bet out, and I'm sorry to me heart for it." John Brien looked from one side of the road to the other, and ahead, between his donkey's ears.
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