kind had heerd you.

[She looks across again at William John
Granahan who avoids her eye.]

But you'll excuse me, I'm sure. I ha'e some things next room to look
after for the evenin'.

[She curtsies to Graeme and with a warning
look at Granahan goes into room.]

JOHN GRAEME.

I am very much pleased indeed to hear your good woman say she liked
what I said. How did ye take to it yourself, Mr. Granahan?

WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.

[Suddenly waking up from twisting and
untwisting a piece of string which he
has found and in which he appears
deeply interested while his wife is
talking.]

How did we like the speech you gave on temperance, d'ye say?

[Carelessly.]

Och, it was a very good and sensible discoorse, so I heerd Ellen and
Mrs. Granahan say.

JOHN GRAEME.

Ye didn't go yourself then.

[Disappointedly.]

Man, I wanted ye there particuler.

WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.

I ha'e no doot if I had been there, I could ha' got up and
contradickted ye, for

[Emphatically.]

I did not agree wi' all I heerd ye said.

JOHN GRAEME.

[Surprised.]

Not agree wi' what I said.

[Scornfully with evident disgust.]

Man, ye couldn't argy wi' facts. What did ye disagree wi' in the
discoorse?

WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.

Well for one thing, ye said there was too many public houses in the
country.

JOHN GRAEME.

[Scornfully.]

And every right-minded man would agree wi' that.

WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.

Well I can shew you another. You'll no argy wi' me that if a man wants
to drink, he will drink.

JOHN GRAEME.

[Somewhat perplexed.]

Well----

[Slowly.]

I suppose I do agree till that.

WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.

And if a man will drink, he's boun' till get drunk.

JOHN GRAEME.

Na. Na. I don't agree till that.

WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.

[Triumphantly.]

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