How am I to entrust my children to your care after what happened this afternoon ?" Lally passed his big hand over the back of his head and looked puzzled, while a little smile lurked in the corners of his mouth.
"Is it in the regard of Miss Terry dhrivin' home with herself in the car, madam ?" he said.

"Sure I declare to your honour, madam, that I won't be the better of it for this month to come." "The idea of your letting that child seize the reins--" "Well now, madam, she didn't.

Says she in her coaxin' way: 'Lally,' says she, 'just let me sit on your seat and hold the reins, and you can be watchin' me,' says she.

'Sure,' says she, 'many's the time I drove my pappy,' says she, 'when I was over there in Africa,' says she, 'and he did used to be delighted with me, seein' me at it,' says she.

An' I couldn't stand her coaxin', and I just pleased her, till all of a suddent she took a fancy to some moss that was growin' in the dyke.