General John Regan

entered the doctor

er perhaps, or terror. He felt in his pocket as he spoke, and, finding that he had no handkerchief, he wiped his forehead with the back of his hand. He looked

Is it likely I'd order another bottle of whisky out of your shop when you're dunning me ev

The inside of his mouth was quite dry. Extrem

said, "it would be better than not

st Friday. I hope this will be a lesson to you, Doyle, and will teach you not to ball

water in your pump. I'm not sure will I be a

a moment and I'll fetch you some water. It may give you typhoid. I w

it mournfully. He knew perfectly well that the doctor had both whisky and tea in the house, but he r

's the first time I've wetted my li

n't give you typhoid," said Dr. O'Grady.

whole tumbler of water at a draught. There

said, "what had that one

she thought she wasn't going to be given a chance

to me, it's likely that she'll not get the chance of making herself agreeable to him a

savage. I hoped you w

to you,' 'I suppose it was half an hour ago,' said she, 'that he told you that,' Well, I pulled the letter out of my pocket, and I gave it a rub along the side of my

her that she was so cute," said

. 'When did you get this letter from the doctor?' says she. So I told her it was last Friday you give it to me, and that I hadn't seen you since, and didn't care a great deal if I never seen you again. 'You impudent blackguard,' says she, 'the lett

ve it to you. I'll look in a minute. There might be some left in the bottom

't running did it, for I didn't run. It was the way she was looking at me. I'm not overly fond of Mr. Ford, an

room. There was enough in it to give Doyle a satisfactory drink and still to leav

have as much water drunk already as would drown all the whis

Grady, "but I expect when she's talked it over with Ford s

f she does the Lord-Lieutenant won't be inclined for giving us

fter all, Ford has to make the best of his opportunities like the rest o

se about the place,

lace extraordinary confidence in resident magistrates. They'd have been much more inclined to believe him than either you or me. If Ford was to set to work to spoil our show we'd probably not hav

ing any such thing there

Dr. O'Grady, "when she and Ford have had t

nt came into the r

" she said, "and he's wishing to speak with

I expect," sa

e, "ever since he heard she was the niece of the General. It's

'Grady. "Bring him in, Bridgy, bring in the pai

nd set her in front of Dr. O'Grady. He looked very much as Touchstone must have looked when he presente

id Dr. O'Grady, "you've come to the

"for I'm not long enough in the force to get leave to marry

f you'd let her alone the way she'd be able to do her work.

said Moriarty, "that the Lord-

say it is true,"

e you're putting u

atues," said Dr. O'Grady, "but you'v

said Moriarty, "is that seeing as

g," said Doyle, "an

he is," said Moriarty, "and Mary Ellen's we

aid Mary Ellen.

into your head that there's a fortune either large or small comin

ng," said Moriarty. "Don't I kn

, "to pay for the statue and the incidental expenses. Pensio

on," said Doyle, "and wouldn't get one if w

head that Mary Ellen will make

at I was saying to Mary Ellen a minute ago-is that if the Lord-Lieutenant was to be told-at the time t

sent anyone else because we have none of us been presented ourselves. Besides, it wouldn't be the least use to her if she was presented. The Lord-Lie

or Mary Ellen I was thin

oyle, "will you tell us what

nt in a proper manner--about Mary Ellen being the General's niece and all to that-he might, maybe,

" said M

occasion isn't at all a bad one," said Dr. O

to you," sa

hat you'll be made a s

the best you can. Come along now, Mary Ellen. It's pretty near time for

f Moriarty's," said Dr. O'Grady,

"and I'm doubting whether Thady Gallagher will be p

bit and a nice dress put on her she'd look rather well standing at the fo

he Lord-Lieutenant," said Doyle, "whe

think Mary Ellen would help. I daresay you've never noticed it, Doyle-it would be hard for you when she will not wash her face-but she really is a good

one," said Doyle vindictively, "would

poor little Mary Ellen herself. It'll be a great

for the dres

ly good taste. I'll tell her not to get anything very expensive, so you need not worry about that. And now, Doyle, unle

" said Doyle, "so as we'd kno

go up to Dublin and see him myself. A short verba

o the hotel. He found Thady Gallaghe

aring," said Gallagher, "

re," said Doyle, "to

te of displeasure in the tone in whic

lagher, "would I be alto

someone to open it? And mightn'

not as wel

y, what have you

llagher, "and I always was, and m

myself," s

sm, whether it's the flunkey

re, isn't it the s

irs I'd be opposed to welcoming into our midst the emissaries of Dublin Castle, and I'd like to know, so I would, what the people

ile he spoke, but Doyle rem

out it'd be yourself and you making a speech at the time. It

, "tell me that now. What g

whole pier scheme to Gallagher. He

for the good of the town that might be got if it

at," said Gallag

, but he did not want to identify himself with a public welcome to the Lord-Lieutenant, because he had hopes of becoming a

owly. "I wouldn't say but i

said Doyle sooth

ess of welcome from the Urban Di

Doesn't everybody know that

put you up to it

s not

him it was Mr.

be saying that. Tell me this now, Thady. Have you your speech ready for

ady," said Gallagher, "but I have it so

if he was a member of Parliament: It's my opinion, Thady, and there's more than me that says it-it's my opinion there's bet