Peter named one of the firemen, Dooley, and Blunkers, tellers, who, after a ballot, announced that Dennis had carried his nominations, Peter heading the list with two hundred and twelve votes, and the others getting one hundred and seventy-two, and one hundred and fifty-eight respectively.
The "snake" got but fifty-seven votes.
"Shure," said Dennis, later, "maybe we don't vote for convictions here, but we don't vote for the likes av him!" "Then you are voting for convictions," said Peter.
"It's yezself is the convictions then," said Dennis.
Perhaps he was right..