If Lamh Laudher comes off best, all I've struv for is knocked on the head.

_Dher Chiernah_, I'll crush the sowl of his father or I'll not die happy." "Nell, you're bittherer than soot, and blacker too," observed Rody.
"Am I ?" said Nell, "an' is it from the good crathur that was ready, the other night, to murdher the mild innocent woman that he spakes so well of, that we hear sich discoorse ?" "You're mistaken there, Nelly," replied Body; "I had no intention of taking away her life, although I believe my worthy comrade here in the red hair, that I helped out of a certain gaol once upon a time, had no scruples." "No, curse the scruple!" said the other.
"I was in the act of covering her eyes and mouth to prevent her from either knowing her old servant or making a noise,--but d---- it, I was bent to save her life that night, rather than take it," said Rody.
"I know this friend of yours, Rody, but a short time," observed Nell; "but if he hasn't more spunk in him than yourself, he's not worth his feedin'." "Show me," said the miscreant, "what s to be done, life or purse--an' here's your sort for both." "Come, then," said Nell, "by the night above us, we'll thry your mettle." "Never heed her," observed Nanse; "aunt, you're too wicked an' revengeful." "Am I ?" said the aunt.

"I tuck an oath many a year ago, that I'd never die till I'd put sharp sorrow into Lamh Laudher's sowl.

I punished him through his daughter, I'll now grind the heart in him through his son." "An' what do you want to be done inquired the red man.
"Come here, an' I'll tell you that," said Nell.
A short conversation took place between them, behind a little partition which divided the kitchen from two small sleeping rooms, containing a single bed each.
"Now," said Nell, addressing the whole party, "let us all be ready to-morrow, while the whole town's preparin' for the fight, to slip away as well disguised as we can, out of the place; by that time you'll have your business done, an' your trifle o' money earned;" she directed the last words to the red-haired stranger.
"You keep me out of this secret ?" observed Body.
"It's not worth knowin'," said Nell; "I was only thryin' you, Rody.

It's nothing bad.