The idea of Mike's connecting the life of a pig with that stoop was more than he could bear.
"Why, Mike," said he, in an injured tone, "that stoop's the place where she's agoin' to set." "Oh! I didn't know, Jim, ye was agoin' to kape hins.

Now, ef you're agoin' to kape hins, ye kin do as ye plase, Jim, in coorse; but ye musn't forgit the pig, Jim.

Be gorry, he ates everything that nobody ilse kin ate, and then ye kin ate him." Mike had had his expression of opinion, and shown to his own satisfaction that his judgments were worth something.

Having done this, he became amiable, sympathetic, and even admiring.

Jim was obliged to tell him the same things a great many times, and to end at last without the satisfaction of knowing that the Irishman comprehended the precious plans.