Whisper, the thing flashed upon me--that's that, thought I, at any rate--and devil a doubt of it, you're safe there, or my name's not Andy Magrath, better known as the Cannie Soogah-Hurra, Mogue, more power!" A richer comic study than Mogue's face ould not possibly be depicted.
His thin craggy jaws--for cheeks he had none--were winkled and puckered into such a multiplicity of villanous folds and crevices, as could scarcely be paralleled on a human countenance; and what added to the ludicrous impression made, was the fact that he endeavored to look--and, in fact, did so successfully--more like a man who felt that a secret long known to himself had been discovered, than a person to whom the intelligence had come for the first time.
"An' Misther Magrath," he replied, once more repeating the survey of his puckered laws; "is it by way of information that you tould me that?
That I mayn't sin, but you should be ever and always employed in carryin' coals to, Newcastle.

Troth, since you have broached\the thing, I've known it this good while, and no one could tell you more about it, if I liked.

Honor bright, however, as poor Letty said, troth, I pity that girl--but what can I do?
no--no--honor bright, for ever!" "Well, anyhow, now that we've thrown light upon what I noticed a while ago, let us talk about other matters.

The house is still well armed and guarded, you say ?" "That I may die in grace, but it 'ud take me half an hour to reckon all the guns, pistols, and blunderbushes they have freshly loaded in the house every night." "Well, couldn't you assist us, you in the house ?" "No--for I'm not in the house; they wouldn't allow any servant to sleep in the house for fear o' traichery, and they say so.

If they'd let me sleep in the house, it 'ud be another thing; I might wet the powdher, and make their fire-arms useless; but sure they have lots of swords and bagnets, and daggers, and other instruments o' that kind that 'ud skiver one like a rabbit." "Well, but you know all the outs and ins of the house, the rooms and passages, and everything that way so thoroughly, that one could depend upon your account of them." "Depend upon them--ay, as well as you might upon the Gospel itself;--she was fond of M'Carthy, they say, and they think she is still; but, _be dhu husth_, (* Hold your tongue.) there's one that knows betther.