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sound as the day they were put in ; divil a word can 

 be said against the axle-trees.&quot; 



&quot; Well, then, is it the springs ?&quot; 



&quot; The springs ! Now did yer honor ever see a pur- 

 tier pair of springs in yer life ?&quot; 



&quot; Perhaps it s the wheels ?&quot; 



&quot; The wheels ! divil a bit is there any thing the 

 matter with the wheels ; better running wheels, when 

 they re well grased, were never put in a wagon at 

 all, at all.&quot; 



&quot; Then, Patrick,&quot; I cried in despair, &quot; what on earth 

 is the matter ?&quot; 



&quot; And didn t I say it was wake all over, it was ; 

 and if it comes down when yer honor s out driving, 

 you mustn t blame me. Yer honor knows best, but 

 I shouldn t like to be in it if it did break down ; but 

 perhaps there d be no harm done you may be going 

 slow, like, and the horse may stop.&quot; 



&quot; Patrick,&quot; I responded, still more appalled at this 

 picture, and not at all confident of so fortunate a re 

 sult, my experience having been rather the reverse 

 &quot; Patrick, it will never do to run any risk. What 

 shall I do about it?&quot; 



&quot; Yer honor does not seem to care for it, but, as I 

 tould yer honor before, there s a beautiful new coach 

 down at the carriage-maker s. If you saw it once, 



