Have you had any rain ?" In the bush no one would think of introducing discussion without a remark about the weather.
"Jist a few drops," said Red Mick gloomily.

"Do us no good at all.
Things is looking terrible bad, so they are.

But we want to see ye--" and here he dropped his voice, rose, and cautiously closed the door--"Peggy here, Mrs.Grant, d'ye see,"-- Mick got the name out without an effort--"she wants to see ye about making a claim on the estate.

'Tis time she done somethin'.

All these years left to shift for herself--" Here Blake broke in on him.