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"Well, he'd be good enough for him with a broken back pity the ould man didn't break it," said Cæsar. "But where is the wastrel now?" "Gone to England over with to-night's packet, they're saying." "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow," said Cæsar. A grunt came out of the corner from behind a cloud of smoke. "You've your own rasons for saying so, Cæsar," said the husky voice of Black Tom.
God bless you, Mike Reillaghan; an' I'm proud that he put it into your heart to buy one for the rasons you know. An' now that Father Hoolaghan's comin', any of yez that 'ill want them 'ill find me here agin when mass is over Oxis doxis glorioxis, Amin!" The priest at this time made his appearance, and those who had been assembled on the cross-roads joined the crowd at the chapel.
"Well, then, it's jist this way I and the Captain is engaged, but there's rasons for him why we couldn't be married just immediately; so you see that's why I don't want it talked about." "Ah! well dear, I knew there was something av that in it, and a nice handsome gentleman like the Captain wouldn't be trating the likes of you that way." "What way, Mary?" "Why they do be saying "
"The devil a know I know, so I can't tell you; and if I did, I shouldn't, you may be sure. But a man that's just come to his property always wants a lawyer; and many a one, besides Barry Lynch, ain't satisfied without two." "Well, any way, I wish you joy of your new client. I'm not over fond of him myself, I'll own; but then there were always rasons why he and I shouldn't pull well together.
"'I had a pair of rasons for it, Jemmy, says the friar; 'one is, that he doesn't understand the subject himself; another is, that you haven't capacity for it, even if he did. You've a want of natural parts a whackuuum here' pointing to his forehead.
"I'll tell you what I'd have. I'd have Captain Ussher ask your father or brother's consent: there's no doubt, we all know, but he'd get it; but it's customary, and, in my mind, it would only be decent." "So he will, I dare say; but mayn't there be rasons why he don't wish to have it talked about yet?"
But about sleepin' in to-night coorse I wouldn't be knockin' up my father, and disturbin' my poor mother for no rason; so, of coorse, as I said, I'll sleep in the barn; it makes no difference one way or other." "Connor," said Flanagan, with much solemnity, "if Bodagh Buie's wise, he'll marry you and his daughter as fast as he can." "An' why, Bartle?" "Why, for rasons you know nothin' about.
But first, see! isn't there an elegant pair of boots, that fits a leg like wax? There's what'll plase Car'line Flaherty, I'll engage. But what ails you, Honor? you look as if your own heart was like to break. Are not you for the fair to-day? and why not? Honor. Oh! rasons. Phil. Tell all to your own Phil. Honor.
What business is it a Macdermot would have taking up with the likes of him?" "That's not it neither, Joe; but he thinks the Captain don't mane fair by Miss Feemy! and by the blessed Virgin, he ain't far wrong." "Then why don't he knock the life out of the traitor? or av there is rasons why he shouldn't do it hisself, why don't he get one of the boys as'd be glad of the job to help him.
You didn't send me to the dancing-school of Ferrinafad to larn me to make apple-pies, I conclude. Christy. Troth, Florry, 'twas not I sint you there, sorrow foot but your mother; only she's in her grave, and it's bad to be talking ill of the dead any way. But be that how it will, Mr. Gilbert must get the apple-pie, for rasons of my own that need not be mintioned. So, Biddy! Biddy, girl!
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