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Freckles stirred at his touch, and whispered as softly as the swallows under the eaves: "If you're coming this way tomorrow be pleased to step over and we'll repate the chorus softly!" "Bless the gritty devil," muttered McLean. Then he went out and told Mrs. Duncan to keep close watch on Freckles, also to send Duncan to him at the swamp the minute he came home.
"Very well, Father Con, granting all that, it's no sin to repate a good turn you know. Not a word I'll hear, yer Reverence one tumbler along with myself, if it was only for ould times." He then filled Father Con's tumbler with his own hand, in a truly liberal spirit. "Arrah, Father Con, do you remember the day we had the leapin'-match, and the bout at the shoulder-stone?"
"Masther, have you a prayer-book widin? bekase if you have, I may as well swear here, and you can witness it." "Katty, hand over the Spiritual Exercises a book aquil to the Bible itself for piety an' devotion." "Sure they say, Masther, any book that, the name o' God's in, is good for an oath. Now, wid the help o' goodness, repate the words afore me, an' I'll sware thim."
Becase why, you know, I am extremely nice and punctual mysilf, upon points of honour. I am sorry to be obliged to tell you, sir, that Captain St. Ives neither knows nor owns any such thing; and that I have good reason to believe the very reverse. Sir! Sir, I repeat Repate! Boo! There is no occasion to repate, at all at all. I remember very well that my friend, Captain St.
Ay, that's what I hard that he is mighty fond of talking to people for their good. Now that's what I dread, for I can't stand being talked to for my good. O'Bla. 'Tis little use, I confess. We Irish is wonderful soon tired of goodness, if there's no spice of fun along with it; and poor Carver's soft, and between you and I, he's a little bothered, but, Mrs. Rooney, you won't repate? Catty. Repate!
It is usual, on Sundays, for such of the congregation as are most inclined to piety, to genuflect at the first of these pictures, and commence a certain number of prayers to it after the repetition of which, they travel on their knees along the bare earth to the second, where they repate another prayer peculiar to that, and so on, till they finish the grand tower of the interior.
Drawing a handkerchief from a back pocket, Freckles tenderly wiped Wessner's eyes and nose. "Come, Freddy, me child," he admonished Wessner, "it's time little boys were going home. I've me work to do, and can't be entertaining you any more today. Come back tomorrow, if you ain't through yet, and we'll repate the perfarmance. Don't be staring at me so wild like!
I am disposed to blush, I repate, for your want of he doesn't hear me: will you pay attention? I am really disposed to blush" and as he uttered the words he stirred M'Mahon by shaking his shoulders two or three times, in order to gain his attention. "Are you?" replied the other, replying in an absent manner to his words. "God help you then, and assist you, for it's few can do it." "Can do what?"
"John McGillis, are ye a widdy or are ye not a widdy?" he challenged, as soon as he could speak. "I am, Owen Cunnin', I am," maintained John. "Thin I repate ye're the loire!" And once more they came to the proof, until Owen lay upon the ground kicking to keep his opponent off. "Will I bring ye the dhrop of whiskey, Owen?" suggested John, tenderly.
"Well," said he, "no matter, it'll only be a good joke; Art is a dacent fellow, and afther this night we won't repate it. Maybe," he continued "I may find it necessary to vex him, an' if I do, remember you won't let him get at me, or my bread's baked." This they all promised, and the words were scarcely concluded, when Art entered and joined them.
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