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"Never mind," replied Toal; "I'll first soften him a little on the cordial, and then make him tip the punch openly and before faces, like a man." "Troth, it's a sin," observed Moonoy, who began to disrelish the project; "if it was only on account of his wife an' childre." Toal twisted his misshapen mouth into still greater deformity at this observation
Toal, be it known to the reader, the moment he heard that Art had become a Teetotaller, immediately became one himself, and by this means their intimacy was once more renewed; that is to say, they spoke in friendly terms whenever they met but no entreaty or persuasion could ever induce Toal to enter Art's house; and the reader need not be told why.
As a great portion of their conversation did not bear upon the subject matter of this narrative, it is therefore unnecessary to record it. After about two hours, during which Art had unconsciously drunk at least three glasses of whiskey, disguised in cordial, the topic artfully introduced by Toal was the Temperance Movement. "As for my part," said he, "I'm half ashamed that I ever joined it.
"I know it is," said Art, "but, until I find it to be true, I'll take the ginerous side, an' I won't believe it; he's a screw, I know, an' a skinflint, an' whisht! here he is." "Toal Finnigan, how are you?" said Art; "I was goin' to say how is every tether length of you, only that I think it would be impossible to get a tether short enough to measure you."
"I wouldn't bring the penalty an' expenses of a wife an' family on me, for the handsomest woman livin'," said Toal. "Oh no; the Lord in mercy forbid that! Amin, I pray." "But," said Art, "is it fair play to the girls not to let that be generally known, Toal?" "Hut," replied the other, "let them pick it out of their larnin', the thieves.
"Here," said Toal, clapping down his pound. "Jack Mooney, put these in your pocket till this matther's decided. Now, Jerry, let us hear it." "I will; he won't drink two tumblers of punch, runnin'; that is, one afther the other." "No," observed Art, "I will not; do you want me to break the pledge?" "Sure," said Jerry, "this is not breaking the pledge it's only for a wager."
After some farther chat, Toal, who, we should have informed our readers, had removed from his father's old residence into Ballykeerin, took his departure, quite proud at the notion of being a godfather at all; for in truth it was the first occasion on which he ever had an opportunity of arriving at that honor.
Indeed, any one who could flatter, wheedle, and play upon his vanity successfully, was sure to do this; but nobody could do it with such adroitness as Toal Finnigan. It is wonderful how impressions are caught by the young from those who are older and have more experience than themselves.
The little extortioner shrugged his shoulders, and raising his eyebrows, turned up his eyes as much as to say, What a pretty notion of life you have with such opinions as these! "Upon my word, Toal," said Art, "the young lady we've got home to us is a beauty; at all events, her godfathers need not be ashamed of her."
Hence his ridiculous exhibitions of himself in every manner that could attract notice, or throw little Toal into the shade; and hence also the still more senseless determination not to work for any but a Teetotaller; for in this, too, Toal had set him the example.
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