"Still," he thought to himself, "I have no right to prevent him and Dennis being friends, from the little I've seen." "Now, sir, about the convention ?" said Dennis.
"I suppose Porter is the best man talked of for the nomination," remarked Peter.
"Begobs, sir, that he's not," said Dennis.

"It's Justice Gallagher was tellin' me himself that he was a poor kind av creature, wid a strong objection to saloons." Peter's eye lost its last suggestion of doubt.

"Oh, Justice Gallagher told you that ?" he asked.

"When ?" "Last night." "After the primary ?" "Av course." "Whom does he favor ?" "Catlin." "Well, Dennis, you've made me a delegate, but I've got to vote my own way." "Shure, sir, Oi'd not have yez do any thin' else.

It's yezself knows better than me.