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Chapter 43

           Trath,Idon’tthinkthemasther’udminditwhenhethinksavthethroubleI’vehadwidthispackin’,anthedhrydustgettin’downmethroat.Shurehedidn’tmanemetokapethatpromiseforthistimewhichdiffersintirelyfromalltherest,byrazonavourgoin’away.Adhryflittin’,theysay,makesashortsittin’.I’lltellthemastherthat,whinhecomesback;anshureit’llpacifyhim.Besoides,there’sanotherixcuse.He’sallavtinhoursbeyanthistime;anI’llsayItookathriflin’dhraptokapemefromthinkin’longforhim.Shurehewon’tsayawordaboutit.BeSantPathrick!I’lltakeasmellatthedimmyjan,antrusttogoodluckfortherist.Loydown,Tara,I’mnotagoin’out."

           Thestaghoundhadrisen,seeingthespeakersteptowardsthedoor.

           Butthedumbcreaturehadmisinterpretedthepurposewhichwassimplytotakeasurveyofthepathbywhichthejacaléwasapproached,andmakesure,that,hismasterwasnotlikelytointerrupthiminhisintendeddealingswiththedemijohn.

           Becomingsatisfiedthatthecoastwasclear,heglidedbackacrossthefloor;uncorkedthejar;and,raisingittohislips,swallowedsomethingmorethana"thriflin’dhrapavitscontints."

           Thenputtingitbackinitsplace,hereturnedtohisseatonthestool.

           Afterremainingquiescentforaconsiderabletime,heoncemoreproceededtosoliloquisenowandthenchanginghisspeechtotheapostrophicformTaraandthedemijohnbeingtheindividualshonouredbyhisdiscourse.

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