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"Bedad, then," said Con, "it seems a long way to be thravellin' to a counthry as close as that. Sure, if you take out for a stravade over the bog here, you'll be throubled wid nothin' the len'th of the day on'y the curlew, or maybe a couple of saygulls skirlin' raisonable enough. I'll be apt to stay where I am."
But when the colonel heered it he was more throubled than any, of coorse, and began to conthrive what else he could think iv to keep himself out iv the claws of the owld one.
"Divil a stir, Liftinant." "Did nothing happen during your guard?" "Liftinant," replied Sweeny, searching his memory for an incident which should prove his watchfulness "the moon went down." "I hope you didn't interfere." "Liftinant, I thought it was none o' my bizniss." "Send a man to relieve the sentry on the roof, and let him come down here." "I done it, Liftinant, before I throubled ye.
"Bekase I didn't care a button wanst I escaped from the eye of your father; anyhow, bad luck to it for whiskey; I have a murdherin' big heddick all day afther it." "It's a bad weed, Bartle, and the less a man has to do with it, the less he'll be throubled afther wid a sore head or a sore conscience." "Connor, divil a one, but you're the moral of a good boy; I dunna a fault you have but one."
At last, when the family were retiring to bed, came Mrs. Haley and Mrs. Magovern to report their arrival. In spite of the lateness of the hour my mother received them, and in spite of their wearied and worn faces administered a gentle rebuke for the anxiety that Mrs. Haley had caused her spouse. "Well, indade it's no wonder he was throubled," said Mrs. Haley, "an' it's a wonder we got here at all.
But musha good gracious, he needn't ha' throubled himself to be gettin' them that sizable. Somethin' the bigness of a hedge-sparrer's, or maybe a weeny white butterfly's, 'ud ha' plinty stren'th enough for the job, if that was all they had to do."
No great leader iv fi-nance has turned green to see wan iv thim thryin' to do th' leap f'r life through a closed payin' teller's window. Th' fellow that with wan whack iv a hammer can convart a steer into an autymobill or can mannyfacther a pearl necklace out iv two dollars' worth iv wurruk on a slag pile, has throubled no wan. Ye're th' boy in this imergency, Hinnissy.
"Shan't I? we'll see that, though. To the divil I pitch yourself an' your discharge an' now mark my words: I'll be no longer throubled wid you; you've been all my life a torment and a heart-break to me a blister of French flies was swan's down, compared to you, but by the book, I'll end it at last ay, will I I give you up I surrendher you as a bad bargain I wash my hands of you This is Tuesday mornin', God bless the day and the weather an' woeful weather it is but sure it's betther than you desarve, an' I don't doubt but it's you and the likes o' you that brings it on us!
Little Joe was beginning to say in a resentful shout: "Naygur yourself he and I are goin' to get " But Denis pulled him on jocularly by the collar, and the parties went their several ways. Ody then said: "Sweethearts is it? He's the quare ould man for talkin'. Glory be to the great goodness, I'm throubled wid ne'er a one.
He's throubled about the times, which are unquiet enough, it must be owned; though we have never yet had a visit from the Spanish troops, it's more than we can say when they may be upon us." Tim gave us much more information about the state of affairs at home than I need here repeat, and answered numerous questions which Uncle Denis put to him, after we had reached our quarters.
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