I turned and saw my man Mike, as with anxious joy, he fixed his eyes upon the shore.
"They tell me it's a beautiful place, with wine for nothing and spirits for less.

Isn't it a pity they won't be raisonable and make peace with us ?" "Why, my good fellow, we are excellent friends; it's the French who want to beat us all." "Upon my conscience, that's not right.

There's an ould saying in Connaught, 'It's not fair for one to fall upon twenty.' Sergeant Haggarty says that I'll see none of the divarsion at all." "I don't well understand--" "He does be telling me that, as I'm only your footboy, he'll send me away to the rear, where there's nothing but wounded and wagons and women." "I believe the sergeant is right there; but after all, Mike, it's a safe place." "Ah, then, musha for the safety! I don't think much of it.

Sure, they might circumvint us.

And av it wasn't displazing to you, I'd rather list." "Well, I've no objection, Mickey.