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Chapter 43

           Sowl!it’sashameavMastherMauricetomakemepromiseagaynsttouchin’thedhrink—espaciallywhenit’snotgoin’tobewanted.Didn’thesayhewudn’tstaymorethanwannight,whinhecomebackheeur;anshurehewon’tconshumetwoquartsinwannight—unlessthatowldsinnerStumpcomesalongwidhim.Badlucktohisgreedygut!hegetsmoreavtheManongahaylathanthemastherhimsilf.

           "There’swanconsolashun,anthanktheLordforit,we’regoin’backtotheowldsad,antheowldplaceatBallyballagh.Won’tIhaveaskinfulwhenIgetthare—avtheraalstufftoo,instidofthisAmerikyanrotgut!Hooch—hoop—horoo!Thethoughtavit’senoughtositamanmadwiddeloight.Hooch—hoop—horoo!"

           Tossinghiswide-awakeupamongtherafters,andcatchingitasitcamedownagain,theexcitedGalwegianseveraltimesrepeatedhisludicrousshibboleth.Thenbecomingtranquilhesateforawhileinsilence—histhoughtsdwellingwithpleasantanticipationonthejoysthatawaitedhimatBallyballagh.

           Theysoonrevertedtotheobjectsaroundhim—moreespeciallytothedemijohninthecorner.Onthisoncemorehiseyesbecamefixedinagaze,inwhichincreasingcovetousnesswasmanifestlyvisible.

           "Arrah,mejewel!"saidhe,againapostrophisingthevessel,"ye’reextramelybewtifulltolookat—thatsameyearr.Shurenow,yezwudn’ttilluponme,ifIgaveyezathrifleavakiss?Yewudn’tbethethraitertobethrayme?Wansmackonly.Tharecanbenoharuminthat.

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