The very same langwidge, nearly," commented Mr.Tiernan, sweetly.

"He's beginning to wake up, eh?
What! The little old first and second are beginning to look purty big just now, eh?
What!" "Tush!" observed Mr.Kerrigan to Mr.Tiernan, with a marked sardonic emphasis, "that combination won't last forever.

They've been getting too big for their pants, I'm thinking.

Well, it's a long road, eh?
It's pretty near time, what ?" "You're right," responded Mr.Tiernan, feelingly.

"It is a long road.
These are the two big wards of the city, and everybody knows it.