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About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression. It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over. "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
I'll make a bet with ye that, if th' first lady iv th' land had been in th' ring instead iv th' first jintleman, Corbett wudden't have lasted wan r-round. I'd like to have such a wife as that. I'd do th' cookin', an' lave th' fightin' to her. There ought to be more like her.
"We wish to treat you as a jintleman, though may be it's more than you deserve," he said, "so we will not stint you in liquor. You shall have as much as you can pour down your throat, for I have a notion you will not get an over abundant supply when you reach Africa. It's a fine country, I am told, though a little more sandy than ould Ireland."
"Sure now, though, there's no good anyhow in fore-tastin' matthers, as the ould jintleman aid whin he onhitched the rope from off his nick which he was agoin' to hang himsilf wid. Is there innythin' I can do in the manetoime to oblige ye, Misther Gray- ham?" "I wish you would tell me a lot of things," I replied eagerly.
Windibrook is in the parlor, miss, and a jintleman on the veranda," continued Norah, encouraged. Cissy started. "I'll come down," she said briefly. Mr. Windibrook was waiting beside the piano, with his soft hat in one hand and a large white handkerchief in the other.
"One moment have you the paper with the address now?" "I have not, sor. I missed ut afther the blayguards overset me yesterday; but the solicitor's name was Hollams, an' a liberal jintleman wid his money he was, too, by that same token." "What was his address?" "'Twas in Chelsea, and 'twas Gold or Golden something, which I know by the good token av fwhat he gave me; but the number I misremember."
Why would you go out on the wet grass? Is there none of the black currant jam left?" "No, mother," coughed Minny, "not a bit." "Greg ate it all," peached Sarah, an elder sister; "I told him not, but he would." "Greg, I'll have you flogged, and you never shall come from school again. What's that you're saying, Mary?" "There's a jintleman in the drawing-room as is axing afther masther."
But, as I were a-tellin' ye, sor, in comes Bridget whilst I were talkin' to the jintleman behoind the bar at the rendywoo. I were jist axin' what the cap'en tells me to axe him; an' `Mike, says she, cordial like, `have a partin' glass wid me fur the sake of the ould country as ye're abut to lave.
When she gits a dozen hersilf, and marries a widow jintleman wid a lot uv his own, she'll be glad enough to be lettin' ye have yer pick, to take wan uv 'em fer coompany to yer own baby, at foive dollars a week. Moind that." I visited several houses after this, still in company with Mrs. Hogan and Mrs.
"And why did you quit it?" "Because it's a low, mane thrade for a jintleman's son." "But, John, who told you that you were a gentleman's son?" "Och! but I'm shure of it, thin. All my propensities are gintale. I love horses, and dogs, and fine clothes, and money. Och! that I was but a jintleman!
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