Martin Donohoe and his wife haven't yet finished talking about how wet you looked." "I'm sure I haven't finished thinking about it.

I don't suppose you had to swim with anyone on your back this time ?" "No such luck, I'm sorry to say." "It was very lucky, indeed--that you were there," put in Miss Harriott.
"You are really quite the district hero, Mr.Blake.You will have to save somebody next, Hugh." "My word," said Poss, "I've seen Hugh swim in to fetch a sheep, let alone a lady.

You remember, Hugh, the time those old ewes got swept down and one of 'em was caught on the head of a tree, and you went in--" "Oh, never mind about that," said Hugh.

"Did Pat Donohoe lose anything out of the coach ?" "Only a side of bacon and a bottle of whisky.

The whisky was for old Ned the 'possum trapper, and they say that Ned walked fourteen miles down the river in hopes that it might have come ashore.