'--'Sure, you're in the right, sir,' said I;' it's been
losing a little of late; so only last night I stopped it at
half-past six, to make sure it would show me the right calling-time
this morning.' And, when I'd said that, I just nod my head, as much
as to say, 'There's one for ye, me boy!' and walk off as jaunty as a
Limerick bantam."
Then, after a burst of merriment, O'Gree suddenly fixed his face in
a very grave expression.
"I'm resolved, Waymark, I'm resolved!" he exclaimed. "At midsummer I
break my chains, and stand erect in the dignity of a free man. I've
said it often, but now I mean it. Sally urges me to do ut, and Sally
never utters a worrud that isn't pure wisdom."
"Well, I think she's right. I myself should prefer a scavenger's
existence, on the whole. But have you thought any further of the
other scheme?"
"The commercial undertaking? We were talking it over the other
night. Sally says: Borrow the money and risk ut. And I think she's
in the right. If you enter the world of commerce, you must be
prepared for speculation. We looked over the advertisements in a
newspaper, just to get an idea, and we calculated the concern could
be set afloat for seventy-five pounds.
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