Will ye sit down and wait till John comes in?
Hold on 'til I get ye a cup of hot coffee and--" "No, Mrs.Cleary.I will go to bed, if you do not mind." "Oh, but the coffee will put new life into ye, and--" "Thanks, but it would be more likely to put it OUT of me if it kept me awake.

Can I reach my room this way or must I go outside ?" "Ye can go through this door--wait, I'll go wid ye and show ye about the light and where ye'll find the water.

It's dark on the stairs and ye may stumble.

I'll go on ahead and turn up the gas in the hall," she called back, as she mounted the steps and threw wide his room door.

"Not much of a place, is it?
But ye can get plenty of fresh air, and the bed's not bad.