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"Shiss, to be sure, Kate," he replied, handing her a large clasp knife with a frightful blade; "an', Kate, whisper, woman alive you're bought up, I see." "How is that, you red rascal?" "Bekaise, don't I see dat de purchaser has set his mark upon ye? hee! hee! hee!" and he pointed to her eye* as he spoke. * A black eye is said to be the devil's mark.
"It's more convenient, and quite as well adapted for it as this place, or nearly." "Well! Shiss, well?" "Well; why that's all I have to say about it, except that I'm not to be seen or known in the business at all mark that." "Shiss well? De Hogans must know it?" "I am aware of that; we couldn't go on without them. This running of your's will soon be over; very well.
"Because I hard he was to come," replied his companion; "but whether or not I'd be here." "Tha sha maigh it's right may be so shiss, it's all right, may be so well?" Teddy, although he said it was all right, did not seem however to think so. The furtive and suspicious glance which he gave Hogan from under his red beetle brows should be seen in order to be understood.
I wish to speak to you on very particular business." "Shiss; you will, dhin, wanst more?" asked the other, significantly. "I think so." "Shiss ay vary good. Fwen will she come?" "About eleven or twelve; so don't be from about the place anywhere." "Shiss -dhin vary good. Is dhat all?" "That's all now. Are your turf dry or wet* to-day?"
"Teddy," said he, "now that the coast's clear, let us lose no time in coming to the point. You are aware that Bryan M'Mahon has come into the mountain farm of Ahadarra by the death of his uncle." "Shiss; dese three years." "You will stick to your cursed brogue," said the other; "however, that's your own affair. You are aware of this?" "I am."
"Shiss, I tell you to be sure I won't he thried her afore, though." "Nonsense! no he didn't." "Ah, ha! ay dhin an' she milked well too a good cow a brave cheehony she was for him." "An' why did he give it up?" "Fwhy fwhy, afeard he'd be diskivered, to be sure; an' dhin shure he couldn't hunt wid de dinnaousais wid de gentlemans." "An' what if he's discovered now?"
Whilst O'Finigan was thus dealing out the king's English with such complacent volubility a volubility that was deeply indebted to the liquor he had taken the following dialogue took place in a cautious under-tone between Batt Hogan and Teddy. "So Hycy the sportheen is to be up here to-night?" "Shiss." "B t your shiss! can't you spake like a Christian?"
"Shiss," replied Hycy, mimicking him, "her does." "But you must have de still-house nowhere but in Ahadarra for alls dat." "For alls dats" replied the other. "Dat will do den," said Phats, composedly. "Enough of this," said Hycy. "Now, Phats, have you examined and pitched upon the place?"
What are your personal recollections of NAPOLEON, Rufus? Chestnut. You blinkin' conscripts, you! Black. Shiss! no bad language, Rufus ladies present. Chestnut. Ladies, huh. Behave nice and ladylike when they catch sight of the nosebags, don't they? A skewbald mare. Well, we gotta stand up for our rights. Chestnut. S'truth you do, tooth and hoof. What were you in civil life, Baby? A Suffragette?
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