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need to hould thim, and it's a sight we'll show the 

 throuters this same noight.' 



Then he reheved himself of some of his energy by 

 whipping up his mare and saying, 'It's Brian O'Malley 

 I'll be wanting if ye'U stir yer bones that ate more 

 corn for yer paces than ye desarve. Ye'll be knowing 

 who's driving if I live to the cross roads. Is it meself 

 then that's wid ye or no?' 



To divert Pat's thoughts from the mare and whip, 

 I asked him if he knew what pollack were. 



'Is it the fish yer honour manes?' said he, and, 

 on learning that it was, he told us with quite a solemn 

 face : 'It's the say that's full av thim. and it's Brian 

 O'Malley that will tell you that same for thruth. Now 

 then be off wid ye ' and a jerk of the reins as we turned 

 the comer at the hill-top started the mare into a leg 

 stretching trot that moved the car in such handsome 

 fashion as satisfied the driver, who, pleased, stroked 

 his mare quite kindly with the whip while saying, 

 'Now, Kitty, ye'll be showing the gentlemen that it's 

 meself that's dhriving ve, and begorra it's a load of 

 fish ye'll be bringing when yer head is turned for home 

 this same noight if we get Brian O'Malley in the 

 boat; but where will I be finding the bhoy? The divil 

 take him if he's away for turf.' 



Evidently O'Malley was all important, and we 

 entered into Pat's anxiety as to the possibilities of his 

 being away. Harry gave expression to this anxiety 

 by asking, 'How many miles have we to drive before 

 we come to O'Malley's place?' 



'It's foive of them, yer honour, and if they weren't 

 so long there would be more av thim, I'm thinking; 

 but it's meself and Kitty'll make them divihsh short. 

 It's in his pratie plot we'll have to find the rogue.' 



Down rough roads, along level ones with ruts, round 

 corners, the mare spun the wheels as if she too would 

 be glad to see O'Malley, and, when . the village in 

 which he lived was sighted, she seemed to quicken 



