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McArdle had nothing to say during the meal, and Bertha could see that his family did not expect him to do more than answer a plain question. Indeed, the children created a hubbub that quite cut off any connected intercourse, and Fan, with a grin of despair, at last said: "They'll be gorged in a few minutes, and then we'll have peace." "This is what lack of money means," Bertha was thinking.
"Talking of the blank spaces of the map gives me an idea. What about exposing a fraud a modern Munchausen and making him rideeculous? You could show him up as the liar that he is! Eh, man, it would be fine. How does it appeal to you?" "Anything anywhere I care nothing." McArdle was plunged in thought for some minutes.
Bedad, if I'd known how aisy it was I'd a visited McArdle befoore." He pretended to believe that everybody travelled this way, and that Mart was merely doing the ordinary in the matter of meals and state-room; and as he wandered from end to end of the train and found only luxurious coaches, and people taking their ease, he had all the best of the argument.
"Ye were always the smartest of the lot of us, Mart." "No, I was not. Charles was the bright boy." "So he was, but he was lazy. That was why he took up with play-acting 'tis an easy job." "Even that is too much work for him," remarked McArdle. "I reckon that's right," laughed Mart, as he turned towards the door. "Come again, if ye find time," called Fan, as they went down the steps.
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