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The Government's representative had a most ready 

 method of testing these : he struck them with his 

 stick and then listened for the answer. So im- 

 pressed was the tail of the procession with this 

 that other sticks were used and other ears listened. 

 The sticks, no doubt, were brought ashore for the 

 long walk and came in quite handy for this other 

 purpose. After this they filled the waiting boats 

 and were taken off to the steamer." 



" I am afraid you are a little lacking in perception 

 of the serious side when on your fishing tours ; are 

 you not, Mr Geen ? " 



"Mr Shimmer, I am a great respecter of the 

 grand work your Board is doing ; I saw a lot of 

 it in Donegal last year, but I could not help smil- 

 ing, nor could you, had you seen the seriousness 

 with which they played the game of follow-my- 

 leader." 



" Dad must be lacking on his serious side," said 

 Harry, " or he would not have sat on a wall pre- 

 tending not to notice while all the time he was 

 giving squeezes to my knee and whispering : ' Oh ! 

 Harry, look at that ! ' ' Oh, Harry, look at this ! ' ' Oh, 

 Harry, if another nose goes into that barrel I shall 

 tumble off backwards and be drowned.' Certainly 

 the leisurely way the line of visitors entered the 

 castle was in striking contrast to their exit, and 

 gave dad's funny side such a start that he lost his 

 chance of improving the occasion by pointing out 

 to me into what high places ambition leads." 



This son of mine can so use his face as to give 

 colouring to his speech, and its comical expression 

 when saying " high places " in connection with 

 Grace O'Malley's castle started laughter that was 



