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There's something atween 'em, though what it might be none but Mr. Harvey himself knows, less it mought be the misthress, that I don't belave knows a word on it. But what is it yer business, Mr. Mahogany?" "Mebbe Mr. Harvey hurt him some time do bad with him," added the Indian, betraying an evident interest in the subject.
"Dyin'!" he repeated "the misthress dyin' oh Susy, let a thousand childre go before her dyin'! did you say dyin'?" "Ay did I, an' it's truth too; but it's wid joy she's dyin' to see you kiss one of the purtiest young boys in all the barony of Lisnamona myself's over head and ears in love wid him already."
Little you know that I heard your bargain this evenin' wid Clinton, and that you're now gone to meet the Hogans and Teddy Phats upon some dark business, that can't be good or they wouldn't be in it; an' little you know what I know besides. Anybody the misthress plaises may sit up for you, but I won't." CHAPTEE XI. Death of a Virtuous Mother.
I 'spose this is the place you're looking for as-like-as-not." "Arrah, thin it's the right place that I'm already in thanks to Misthress Judy for that. And thin, there's a letter for your worship's honor, and that's yer'self!" Wheelwright took the despatch, and at once perceived from the superscription, that it was a missive from his counsel.
He had not been ten minutes at prayer when the voice of his female servant was heard in loud and exulting tones, calling out, ere she approached the kiln itself "Fardorougha, ca woul thu? Where's my footin', masther? Where's my arles? Come in come in, you're a waitin' to kiss your son the misthress is dyin' till you kiss our son." The last words were uttered as she entered the kiln.
I'll be bound you do, sir, raise your little finger of an odd time, as well as another. Eh, Ma'am? That's comin' close to his honor! An' faix, small blame to him, an' a weeshy sup o' the wine to the misthress herself, to correct the tindherness of her dilicate appetite." "Peter, this bantering must not pass: I think I have a claim upon your respect and deference.
It happened that as his spouse was exchanging some rather undignified jokes with the milkman, a jolly son of Erin came along, whose rubicund visage kindled with a thousand smiles as his eyes rested on the lady. "Och! the top o' the morning to you, Misthress Judy O'Calloran!" says Pat. "Divil burn me, but it's a long while sin my eyes have seen the like o'ye, Misthress Judy," he continued.
He promised to dine with me on Thursday, only I think nothing of promises from these young fellows." "He told me he was to be with you." "More power to him. He'll be welcome. I'm getting to be a very ould man, Misthress O'Hara; but I'm not so ould but I like to have the young ones near me." "It is pleasant to see a bright face like his." "That's thrue for you, Misthress O'Hara.
He met the two girls in the passage, for Biddy had returned from Mrs. Mehan's, whither she had gone after Ussher had passed, and she was now horrified to find that her mistress's plans had been, as she thought, defeated by her brother, and her departure prevented. "Good God! Mr. Thady," said she, with pretended astonishment, "what ails the misthress then?"
The other two put me out, you see, so I've only him to depend on, till I be called away." Mary Ellen flushed. "You'd be welcome to stay if it was my house, sir; but my misthress is to be reckoned wid. By God's mercy, she is off to a missionary meeting tonight, her bein' president av the society for makin' Unitarians out av the blacks.
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