But Mrs.Finn and the Miss Finns and all Killaloe knew that Mary had no love for Mr.Bodkin, and when Mr.
Bodkin handed her the hot cake she hardly so much as smiled at him.
But in two minutes Phineas was behind her chair, and then she smiled; and in five minutes more she had got herself so twisted round that she was sitting in a corner with Phineas and his sister Barbara; and in two more minutes Barbara had returned to Mr.Elias Bodkin, so that Phineas and Mary were uninterrupted.

They manage these things very quickly and very cleverly in Killaloe.
"I shall be off to-morrow morning by the early train," said Phineas.
"So soon;--and when will you have to begin,--in Parliament, I mean ?" "I shall have to take my seat on Friday.

I'm going back just in time." "But when shall we hear of your saying something ?" "Never, probably.

Not one in ten who go into Parliament ever do say anything." "But you will; won't you?
I hope you will.

I do so hope you will distinguish yourself;--because of your sister, and for the sake of the town, you know." "And is that all, Mary ?" "Isn't that enough ?" "You don't care a bit about myself, then ?" "You know that I do.