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" From information received A come to talk till ye
regardin' the interest ye, profess to take in moon-
lichtin'."
" What on earth do you mean ? " I asked.
"A hear ye're a stranger in these parts—an' as ye
might take away a wrong impression weth ye—A thenk
it ma duty to tell ye that the people round here are
nothin' more nor less than leears—an' that ye mustn't
believe a sengle word they say."
"Beally," said I, "I am quite in the dark. Do try
and explain. Tell me what it is all about."
" Why, A lam that ye're always out at nicht ail
over the country, and that ye've openly told people
here that ye're interested in moon-lichtin'."
"My dear sir, some one is quite mad! I never said
such a thing—indeed, I don't know anything about
moon-lighting."
"
" Then why do ye go out at nicht ?
" Simply to see the country at night—to look at the
views—to enjoy effects of moonlight."
" There ye are, ye see — ye enjoy the moonlicht effect."
" Good lord
! I mean the view—the purely aesthetic
"
effect—the chiaroscuro—the pretty pictures !
"Oh, aye A see now—A ken weel Then A needn't
! !
trouble ye further. But let ma tell ye that it's a
dangerous practice to walk out be nicht. There's many
a man in these parts watched and laid for. Why in
Knockcalltecrore there's one man that's in danger all
the time. An' as for ye—why ye'd better be careful