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"I think," said he slowly, "yes, I think my cane could not have a worthier end than splintering on your villain's back, Mr. Quigly." But, even as Barnabas advanced with very evident purpose, a tall figure stood framed in the open doorway. "Ah, Quigly, pray what is all this?" a chill, incisive voice demanded. Barnabas turned, and lowering the cane, stood looking curiously at the speaker.
Then, looking from the pale, threatening eyes, and smiling lips of the man, to the trembling fear of the weeping woman, and remembering Slingsby's deathly cheek and shaking hand, a sudden, great anger came upon Barnabas; his long arm shot out and, pinning Mr. Quigly by the cravat, he shook him to and fro in a paroxysm of fury.
Quigly, pray sit down," said he; "I have no wish to thrash you, it would be a pity to spoil my cane, so oblige me by sitting down." Mr. Quigly opened his mouth as if to speak, but, glancing at Barnabas, thought better of it; yet his eyes grew so pale that they seemed all whites as he sank into the chair. "And now," said Barnabas, turning to the crouching woman, "I don't think Mr.
Twice he raised his cane to strike, twice he lowered it, and finally loosing his grip, Mr. Quigly staggered back to the opposite wall, and leaned there, panting. Hereupon Barnabas, somewhat shocked at his own loss of self-restraint, re-settled his cuff, straightened his cravat, and, when he spoke, was more polite than ever. "Mr.
Quigly will interrupt us again, you may freely tell your trouble if you will." "Oh, sir, it's my husband! He's been in prison a whole year, and now now he's dying they've killed him. It was fifty pounds a year ago. I saved, and scraped, and worked day and night, and a month ago I brought the fifty pounds. But then Oh, my God! then they told me I must find twenty more interest, they called it.
May I, therefore, suggest that you withdraw at once?" "As often as you please, sir," retorted Barnabas, bowing. "Ah!" sighed the man, thrusting out his head again, "and what do you want here?" "First, is your name Jasper Gaunt?" "No; but it is as well known as his better to a great many." "And your name is ?" "Quigly." "Then, Mr. Quigly, pray be seated while I learn this poor creature's sorrow."
Peter Heffernan 0 1 8 James Murphy 0 2 6 Mat Donovan 0 1 3 Luke Dannely 0 3 0 Jack Quigly 0 2 1 Pat Finnegan 0 2 2 Edward O'Connor, Esq. 2 0 0 "There's for you! Edward O'Connor, Esq., a Protestant in the parish Two pounds!" "Long life to him," cried a voice in the chapel. "Amen," said Father Phil; "I'm not ashamed to be clerk to so good a prayer.
Beverley, with pleasure. Though I understand from Mr. Quigly that she is unable to meet " "Seventy-eight pounds, sir! She can pay it all every blood-stained, tear-soaked farthing. She should meet it were it double treble the sum!" said Barnabas, opening his purse. "Ah, indeed, I see! I see!" nodded Jasper Gaunt. "Take the money, Quigly, I will make out the receipt.
"I think yes, I think you'd better go," said Mr. Quigly, "ah, yes and at once, or " "Or?" said Barnabas, smiling and clenching his fists. "Or it will be the worse for you " "Yes?" "And for your friend the Captain." "Yes?" "And you will give this woman more reason for her tears!"
Such names as Patrick Hayes, John Daly, John Quigly, and Dennis McKarty appear among its business men between 1666 and 1672, and in a "Census of the City of New York of the year 1703" we find people named Flynn, Walsh, Dooley, Gillen, Carroll, Kenne, Gurney, Hart, Mooney, Moran, Lynch, Kearney, and others, all "Freemen of the City of New York."
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