16/18 We will go to America; but, in the mean time, I'll see what I can do for you." "Bryan, dear," she said in a voice of entreaty, "don't think of it. Sure what other country could you like as well ?" "I grant you that, Dora; but the truth is, there seems to be a curse over it; whatever's the raison of it, nothing goes right in it. The landlords in general care little about the state and condition of their tenantry. All they trouble themselves about is their rents. Look at my own case, an' that's but one out of thousands that's happenin' every day in the country. |