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It was therefore in a very cheerful frame of mind that Micky walked up in front of Rockwell & Cooper's store, and took his stand, occasionally glancing at the window. Ten minutes passed away, and still he remained unnoticed. He grew impatient, and determined to enter, making his business an excuse.
What with Larry drinking pints of cough-syrup, and Micky rolling in the gutter in his best suit, and Norah, the creature, letting the crockery fly about as if it was alive, and Hilary insisting on the table cloth being cleaner than it ever is, and the boarders having to have food they can eat, and now Lent's coming on and half of them don't take any notice of it but eat their joints just the same, bad manners to them for heretics.
"Micky picks up a pitchfork. "'Go awn, you black boob! he says. 'If I reaches fer yer gizzard with this tickler, I gets it! "Snowball backs up. I grabs the fork from the little shrimp. "'Now, you beat it! I says to him. "'Aw, you go to hell! says Micky. He lays down on a bail of straw 'n' pulls his hat over his face. 'If any guy bothers me while I'm gettin' my rest, he says, 'call a hearse.
But I'm sure she just turned her face and gave him a look and then he kissed her. Anyhow, there they both were, going on at the silliest rate about how much they loved each other and how the Old Fellow thought she loved Micky and all that sort of thing. It was awful. I never thought the Old Fellow or Sylvia either could be so spooney.
He did not reflect much on the probable quality of a silver watch which could be sold for five dollars, and a chain thrown into the bargain. It was a watch, at any rate, and would make a show. Besides, Dick wore a watch, and Micky felt that he did not wish to be outdone. As soon as he received his reward he meant to go and buy it.
"He stopped runnin' after he'd got rid of the pocket-book, and a minute after, up came the 'copp, and took Dick." "Why didn't you come forward, and explain the mistake?" "I was afraid Micky'd beat me." "Do you know this Micky Maguire?" said the judge, turning to the officer. "I do." "What is his reputation?" "Bad. He's been at the Island three or four times already."
"For a' that, and a' that. It's comin' yet, for a' that, When man an' man, the warld owre, Shall brothers be, for a' that "An' na brithren any mair at a'!" "An' didn't the blessed Jesus die for all?" "What? for heretics, Micky?" "Bedad, thin, an' I forgot that intirely!" "Of course you did!
"Are youse in de circus I mean does youse ride a horse or jump over de elephants?" "Well, something like that yes," answered Joe with a smile. "You'll see to-night if you come." "Oh, I'll be dere! Don't forgit dat!" Joe and his guide took a jitney to the nearest public hack stand, where a number of automobiles were waiting, and Joe entered one of these with Micky.
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