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"Well," said the man, "this morning Oi thought it was toime to get his igsillincy out of bed, for he had been dhrunk about a week and in bed most of the toime; and so Oi went to him, and says Oi, gentle-loike, 'Would your igsillincy have a cup of coffee? whin he rose up and shtruck me in the face.
"There speaks the Englishman! Why should Oi give up me only pleasure to keep me wretched life in? If you've anything left worth the keeping shober for, keep shober by all means; if not, the sooner you are dhrunk the better that stands to reason." In the corridor Shelton asked the Frenchman where the old man came from. "Oh, and Englishman! Yes, yes, from Belfast very drunken old man.
I dinna fear anything thot comes fra' a bottle. Pass'er oot! "An' thot he did. 'Twas 'creme de menthay' on th' bottle. 'An', says he, ''Twon't make ye dhrunk. But he was a liar, beggin' yer pardin. "For by an' by Oi see his head a growin' larger an' larger, until Oi couldn't see annything but a few loights on th' cailing, an' a few people on th' edges, loike.
Frazher, with his black coat upon him, and his Caroline hat, and him wouldn't take a glass of poteen wanst in seven years? Mat, sir, likes it, and teaches the boys ten times betther whin he's dhrunk nor when he's sober; and you'll never find a good tacher, sir, but's fond of it.
That bhoy, so I was tould by letter from Bombay, bullydamned 'em down to the dock, till they cudn't call their sowls their own. From the time they left me oi till they was 'tween decks, not wan av thim was more than dacintly dhrunk.
He'd been breakfastin' an' lunchin' ever since we'd come in, an' he was as full as a tick. "Faith ye've got dhrunk mighty soon, he sez, whin I'd tould him, 'to see that man walk. Barrin' a puff or two av life, he was a corpse before we left Jumrood. I've a great mind, he sez, 'to confine you. "There's a dale av liquor runnin' about, docthor, I sez, solemn as a hard-boiled egg.
I didn't mane to get dhrunk that day, ye know, nor to make a frind of " "I am no ghost but my own self, Teddy, restored to my husband in safety. Can you not welcome me?" "Oorah! Oorah!" and he danced a moment in uncontrollable joy. Then he exclaimed: "God bliss yer own swate self!" taking her in his brawny arms. "God bliss you! No ghost, but yer own swate self.
"Was he sober when he went out?" "Sober when he went out?" "Yes, sir; was he sober when he went out?" "I don't think he war not to say sober." "Wasn't he mad drunk?" "Mad dhrunk?" "Don't repeat my words, sir; wasn't he mad drunk?" "Faix, that's thrue for you, sir they're not worth repeating; no, he war not mad dhrunk."
"Not exactly. Why?" "Mebbe ye heard that th' water comp'ny is payin' off its men an' shuttin' down. Well, then, there's all iv thim hard-faced tillikums iv Cross, deceased, paid off; an' instid iv gittin' dhrunk like dacint Christians, what do they do but outfit thimselves an' start back fer th' hills, six iv thim an' a divil iv a harrd-bunch, savin' th' leddies' presence.
They'd carry on a deal afterwards same as we're supposed to carry on. I've bin turned out of a measly arf-license pub down Lambeth way, full o' greasy kebmen, 'fore now, said Ortheris with an oath. 'Maybe you were dhrunk, said Mulvaney soothingly. 'Worse nor that. The Forders were drunk. I was wearin' the Queen's uniform.
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