You have secured Duncan, you say; but can you depend on the ruffian ?" "If it was on his honesty, I could not, one second, but I do upon his villainy and love of money.

I have promised him enough, and it all depends on whether he'll believe me or not." "Well, well," observed the other, "I wish things had a brighter look up.
If we fail, I won't know what to say.

We must only thry an' do the best we can, ourselves." "Have you seen the agint since you gave him the petition ?" asked Hanlon.
"I did, but he had no discoorse with the Hendherson's; and he bid me call on him again." "I dunna what does he intend to do ?" "Hut, nothing.

What 'id he do?
I'll go bail, he'll never trouble his head about it more; at any rate I tould him a thing." "Very likely he won't," replied Hanlon; "but what I'm thinkin' of now, is the poor Daltons.

May God in his mercy pity an' support them this night!" The pedlar clasped his hands tightly as he looked up, and said "Amen!" "Ay," said he, "it's now, Charley, whin I think of them, that I get frightened about our disappointment, and the way that everything has failed with us.