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Chapter 51

           An’thareisn’tadhrapwidintwenty—Fwhat—fwhat!HowlyMary!MotheravMoses!SantPathrickandalltheotherstoboot,fwhatamItalkin’about?Thepewtherflask—thepewtherflask!Bejapers!it’sinthethrunk—fulltotheveryneck!Didn’tIfillitforMastherMauricetotakewidhimthelasttimehewenttothesittlements?Anddidn’theforgettotakeit?Lardhavemercyonme!IftheIndyinshavelaidtheirdhirtyclawsuponthatIshallbeafthertakin’laveatmesinses."

           "Hoo—hoop—hoorro!"hecried,afteranintervalofsilence,duringwhichhecouldbeheardfumblingamongthecontentsoftheportmanteau."Hoo—hoop—hoorro!thankstotheLordforallhismercies.Therid-skinshaven’tbeencunnin’enoughtolookthare.Theflaskasfullasatick—notwanavthemhashadafingeronit.Hoo—hoop—hoorro!"

           Forsomesecondsthediscovererofthespirituoustreasure,givingwaytoajoyousexcitement,couldbeheardinthedarkness,dancingoverthefloorofthejacalé.

           Thentherewasanintervalofsilence,succeededbythescrewingofastopper,andafterthatasuccessionof"glucks,"thatproclaimedtherapidemptyingofanarrow-neckedvessel.

           Afteratimethissoundwassuspended,tobereplacedbyarepeated,smackingoflips,interlardedwithgrotesqueejaculations.

           Againcamethegluck-gluck,againthesmackings,andsoonalternately,tillanemptyflaskwasheardfallinguponthefloor

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