There's Ungerich with his Germans; one of us might make a deal with him afterward, give him most any office he wants.

If we win this time we can hold the city for six or eight years anyhow, most likely, and after that--well, there's no use lookin' too far in the future--Anyhow we'd have a majority of the council and carry the mayor along with it." "If--" commented Mr.Kerrigan, dryly.
"If," replied Mr.Gilgan, sententiously.

"You're very right.

There's a big 'if' in there, I'll admit.

But if these two wards--yours and Tiernan's--could by any chance be carried for the Republicans they'd be equal to any four or five of the others." "Very true," replied Mr.Kerrigan, "if they could be carried for the Republicans.