I told her to wait a bit and she would see.
That was everything passed between us.

I don't think she half understood what I said, for she was at her wits' ends.

I was scarce better myself first.

'Twas a good while before I resolved on this course, and saw my way, and worse thoughts were in my head; but so soon as I made up my mind to this I grew cool.

I don't know how it happened that my foot-prints by the river puzzled them; 'twas all accident; I was thinking of no such matter; I did not go through the village, but through the Knockmaroon gate; 'twas dark by that time; I only met two men with a cart--they did not know me--Dublin men, I think.