Page 117 - The snake's pass

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ON KNOCKSACAR. 105
" The view from the top is lovely beyond compare," I
said, as an evasive reply.
" Is what ye see there more lovelier nor what ye see
at Shleenanaher ? " said Andy with seeming gravity.
! "
" Far more so I replied instantly and with decision.
" I tould yer 'an'r there was somethin' worth lukin'
at," said he. " An' may I ask if yer 'an'r seen any bog
"
on the mountain ?
I looked at him with a smile. I seemed to rather
like his chaff now. " Begor I did, yer 'an'r," I answered,
mimicking his accent.
We had proceeded on our way for a long distance,
Andy apparently quite occupied with his driving—Dick
studying his note-book, and I quite content with my
thoughts—when Andy said, apropos of nothing and
looking at nobody:
" I seen a young girrul comin' down the hill beyant, a
wee while before yer 'an'r. I hope she didn't disturb
"
any iv yez ?
The question passed unnoticed, for Dick apparently did
not hear and I did not feel called upon to answer it.
I could not have truthfully replied with a simple
negative or positive.