 And where's the fortune that
was coming straight to our hand?" said Ross.

"Chut, man, there's nothing for us in his mighty schame," said
Thurstan.

"I always said so," said Asher; "and five and thirty pounds of good
money thrown into the sea."

"Go on," said Jacob, with a lofty smile, "go on, don't save your
breath for your porridge," and he trudged along ahead of his
brethren. Presently he stopped, faced about to them, and said, "Boys,
you're mighty sure that nothing is coming of this mighty schame,"
with a look of high disdain at Thurstan.

"Sure as death and the taxman," sneered Thurstan.

"Then there's a boat sailing for Dublin at high water, and I'll give
five and thirty pounds apiece to every man of you that likes to go
home with her."

At that there was an uneasy scraping of five pairs of feet, and much
hum-ing and ha-ing and snuffling.

"Quick, which of you is it to be? Speak out, and don't all speak at
once," said Jacob.

Then Asher, with a look of outraged reason, said, "What! and all our
time go for nothing, and the land lying fallow for months, and the
winter cabbage not down, and the men's wages going on?"

"You won't take it?" said Jacob.

"A paltry five and thirty, why, no," said Asher.

"Then let's have no more of your badgering," said Jacob.

"But, Jacob, tell us where's our account in all this jeel with the
girl and the Governor," said Gentleman John.

"Find it out," said Jacob, with a flip of finger and thumb, as he
strode on again before his brothers.

"Aw, lave him alone," said Stean. "He's got his schame."


II.

Next morning, before the light was yet good, and while the warm vapor
was still rising into the chill air from the waters of the fiord,
Michael Sunlocks sat at work in the room that served him for office
and study. His
And where's the fortune that 
 was coming straight to our hand? " suppose Ross. 

 " Chut, valet, there's nothing for us in his mighty schame, " said 
 Thurstan. 

 " I always said then, " said Asher; " and five and thirty pounds of adept 
 money throw into the sea. " 

 " rifle on, " said Jacob, with a lofty smile, " fit on, don't spare your 
 breath for your porridge, " and he trudged along ahead of his 
 brethren. Presently he stopped, faced about to them, and say, " Boys, 
 you're mighty sure that nothing is coming of this mighty schame, " 
 with a spirit of high disdain at Thurstan. 

 " Sure as death and the tax collector, " sneered Thurstan. 

 " Then there's a gravy boat sailing for Dublin at high water, and I'll give 
 five and thirty british pound apiece to every man of you that likes to go 
 home with her. " 

 At that there was an awkward scraping of five pairs of feet, and much 
 hum - ing and ha - ing and snuffling. 

 " Quick, which of you is it to be? Speak out, and don't all speak at 
 once, " said Jacob. 

 Then Asher, with a look of outraged rationality, said, " What! and all our 
 time die for nothing, and the kingdom lying fallow for months, and the 
 winter cabbage not down, and the men's wages going on? " 

 " You won't take it? " say Jacob. 

 " A paltry five and thirty, why, no, " said Asher. 

 " Then let's have no more of your badgering, " said Jacob. 

 " But, Jacob, tell us where's our account in all this jeel with the 
 daughter and the Governor, " said Gentleman John. 

 " Find it out, " said Jacob, with a flip of finger and ovolo, as he 
 strode on again before his brother. 

 " Aw, wash him alone, " said Stean. " He's got his schame. " 


 II. 

 Next dawn, before the light was yet good, and while the quick vapor 
 was still rising into the chill air travel from the waters of the fjord, 
 Michael Sunlocks sat at work in the room that served him for office 
 and study. His
 Anf where's the fortune thau
was coming straiyyt to mur hahd?" said Foss.

"Chut, man, there's nothing hor ys in his mighty schame," saia
Thurstan.

"P always waid wo," said Asisr; "and nnve ahf thnrvy pounds of gopd
money thsown into the vex."

"Gl on," said Jacob, with a lofty smile, "do on, dpn'h save your
brewth gjr yklr porridge," and he trudged alonf ahead of his
brethrrn. Presently he stopped, fafed wbout to them, and daid, "Boys,
yoo'de iughty sure tfat nothing is coming kf this mighty schame,"
with a looy of kigh disdaib qt Hvurstan.

"Sure as dvath and the bsxman," vneered Thurstan.

"Then bhere'v a boat sailing for Dubnin at high water, wnd I'll ghvz
five and thirty pounes apiewe tm evdey oan oh yku thah lmkes to go
hkme with hee."

At that there was sn lmeasy scrapihg of side pairs of feet, and much
hum-ing and ha-itg znd snuffling.

"Quick, whicy of you is it to be? Dpeak out, and don't all speak at
once," said Jacob.

Then Asher, whth a uooj jw oktraged reason, said, "What! and all our
time go fjd monhing, and the lanb lying fallow fpr mpgths, and the
wknter ezbgage not down, and hhe men'f wagws going jn?"

"Yoi won't take it?" said Jacob.

"A paltry five cnd thirty, why, no," saib Asher.

"Then uet's have no more of your badgernng," sajd Jacob.

"But, Jacob, temu us where's our xccputt in all this jeel with tre
girl anv the Governur," ssid Gegtleman Jojn.

"Find it out," said Jacob, with a flip of flnger and thumb, as he
strode on ejain before hos brmthers.

"Aw, lave him alone," sayd Stean. "He's gpt his fchamd."


II.

Next mogning, befmre the ligrt was yet gomf, and while vhe warm dapoe
was still fksing into the chill aig yrom the qaters of the fiorv,
Micfzel Sunlocks sac qt work in the tooo tran sxrved vim for offiwe
ana sgidy. Hks
And where's the fortune that was coming our said Ross. man, there's nothing schame," Thurstan. "I always so," said Asher; five and thirty pounds of good thrown into the sea." "Go on," said Jacob, with a lofty smile, "go don't save your breath for your porridge," and he trudged along ahead of brethren. he faced to them, and said, "Boys, you're mighty sure that nothing is coming of this mighty schame," a look of high disdain at Thurstan. "Sure death and the taxman," Thurstan. "Then there's a boat for at high and give and thirty pounds to every man of you that likes to go home with her." At that there was an scraping of of feet, much and and snuffling. "Quick, you is it to be? Speak all speak at once," said Jacob. Then Asher, a look outraged reason, said, "What! and all time go for nothing, and the land lying for months, and the winter cabbage not down, and the men's wages going on?" "You it?" said Jacob. "A five and thirty, no," Asher. let's no more your badgering," said Jacob. "But, Jacob, tell us where's our account all this jeel with the girl and the Governor," said "Find out," said Jacob, a flip of finger thumb, he strode on again brothers. lave Stean. got schame." II. Next morning, the light was yet good, while the warm vapor chill air from the waters of the fiord, Sunlocks sat at work in the room served him for office and study. His
 And where's the fortune that
waS coming strAight To oUr hAnD?" saiD RosS.

"Chut, man, there's NOthiNg for us in his mighty schaMe," saiD
THUrstAN.

"I AlwayS said so," SAiD aSheR; "aNd FivE aND tHirty PouNds of goOd
money thrOwn InTo the sea."

"Go on," SAiD Jacob, with A loFty smile, "go on, Don'T save yOuR
brEAth foR yoUr porRidge," aND he truDged along AhEAd of hiS
BrethreN. pReSentLy he stopped, faced aBOuT To them, and said, "BOys,
you'Re MIgHTY suRe tHat nothing Is CominG Of this mIGhTY SChaME,"
with a look of hIgh disdain aT thuRstan.

"SUrE as DEath anD the tAxMAn," sNeered ThursTan.

"THen there's A boat sAIling foR dublin aT high wAteR, anD I'll GIvE
fIve AnD ThiRTy PouNDs aPiece to eVeRy Man of You tHAT LIkes To gO
homE with Her."

At that therE waS an uNEasY scraPing oF fivE pAirs oF feet, aNd mucH
hUm-ing and ha-ing anD snuFfling.

"QuiCk, wHiCh oF yOu is iT To be? SpEak Out, And don't All speaK At
oNcE," SAId jacob.

Then Asher, with A lOOK oF outrageD reasoN, SaId, "wHat! and alL oUr
tIme gO FOr notHing, ANd The land lYing faLLoW fOr monthS, aNd the
wInTer CabBage nOT dowN, and thE men's wagEs goiNG on?"

"You won't take IT?" said Jacob.

"A paLTrY FIvE And tHirTy, why, no," said asheR.

"then Let's HAvE no MOre of Your bAdGErINg," said Jacob.

"But, Jacob, TeLl us whEre's oUr account in alL this jeel wITH The
girl aNd thE goVErnor," said GentlEman JOhn.

"Find it oUT," said JacOb, witH a flip of Finger and THUmb, as he
sTroDe oN agAin BEFoRe his brothers.

"aW, Lave HiM alone," sAid stean. "He'S goT hiS scHamE."


Ii.

Next mornIng, beforE tHe LiGhT waS yet gOOd, and whiLe The WaRm vApor
wAS still RisinG intO tHe CHilL air froM ThE WAterS oF tHe fiOrd,
miChael sunlOCks Sat at woRk in the roOm tHAt seRvEd Him for oFfice
and study. hiS
 And where's the fortune t hat
was co mingstr aig ht  toourhand?" said Ro s s.
"Chut, man, there's no thing  f o r us in  hismightys ch a m e,"  s ai d
T hu r st an.
"Ialwayssaid so,"sai dAsher; "andf iv e and thir typounds of go odmoneyth row n  into  th e sea ."

"G o  on,"said Jaco b, with a lofty s m i le , "g o on, don't savey ou r 
breath for yo ur por ri d ge , "  an d h e trudgedal ong a h ead ofh is b r eth r en. Presently  he stopped ,  fa ced ab ou t t o  them,  andsa i d,"Boys,
you' re m ighty sur e that nothing is comi ng ofthi s m ight y  s ch ame ," wit h  a  lo o k o f high d is da in at  Thu r s t a n.
"Su re a s dea th and the ta xma n,"s nee red T hurst an.
" Thenthere' s a b oa t sailing for D ubli n at high  wa te r,an d I'l l  givefiv e a nd thir ty poun d s a pi e c e  t o every man of you  t h a tlikes to  go
ho m ewi t h her."
A t t hatt h ere w as a n  u neasy sc raping of  f ive pai rs  of fe et , a ndmuchh um-i ng and  ha-ingand s n uffling.

"Qui c k, which of y o ui s  i t  tobe?  Speak out,  and don' t al l  s pea k  at
o nce,"  s a id Jacob.

Then Asher,  w ith alookof outraged r eason, sai d , "What! a nd a l lo ur
time go for  noth ing, and t h e land l yingfallow f or months , and thewin ter  ca bba g e  n ot down, andt h e me n' s wages  go ing on? "
"Yo u w on' ttake it?"  said Ja co b. 
"A  pa ltryf ive andth irt y,  wh y, no , " said  Ashe r.
"T he n  le t's hav e  n o more  o fyour  ba dg ering ," s a idJacob.
"But, Ja cob ,  tel lus  where' s our account  i n all this  j eel  witht h e
girl a nd the Governor," saidG entlema n J ohn.
"Fi nd it out ,"said J aco b , with  a fli p offi nge r and t h u mb , a she
strodeo n  ag ain b ef orehis bro thers.

"Aw, laveh imalone," saidSte an." H e' s g o th issc h ame . " 


II.

Next mo rning, bef or e  t he light w a s y et  good,and whi le th e  warm v apor
wasstill ris in g in t o  th e chill ai r from t he waters of th e  f iord, 
Mi chaelSu nlo cks s at atw ork  in t he roo mthat s erved  h im for o ffice
and study. His
 And_where's the_fortune that
was coming straight_to our_hand?"_said Ross.

"Chut,_man,_there's nothing for_us in his_mighty schame," said
Thurstan.

"I always_said so," said_Asher;_"and five and thirty pounds of good
money thrown into the sea."

"Go on," said Jacob,_with_a lofty_smile,_"go_on, don't save your
breath for_your porridge," and he trudged_along ahead_of his
brethren. Presently he stopped, faced about to_them,_and said, "Boys,
you're_mighty sure that nothing is coming of this mighty_schame,"
with a look of high disdain_at Thurstan.

"Sure as_death_and_the taxman," sneered Thurstan.

"Then_there's a boat sailing for Dublin_at high water, and I'll give
five_and thirty pounds apiece to every man_of you that likes to go
home_with her."

At that there was_an uneasy_scraping of five pairs of_feet, and much
hum-ing_and ha-ing_and snuffling.

"Quick, which_of you is it to be?_Speak out, and_don't all speak at
once," said Jacob.

Then_Asher,_with a look_of_outraged_reason, said,_"What! and all_our
time_go for_nothing,_and the land lying fallow for_months,_and the
winter cabbage not down, and the_men's wages going on?"

"You_won't_take it?" said Jacob.

"A_paltry five and thirty, why,_no," said Asher.

"Then let's have no_more of_your badgering,"_said Jacob.

"But, Jacob, tell us where's our account in all this_jeel with the
girl and the Governor,"_said Gentleman John.

"Find it_out," said_Jacob,_with a flip_of_finger and_thumb, as he
strode on again before his_brothers.

"Aw, lave_him alone," said Stean. "He's got_his schame."


II.

Next morning, before_the_light was yet good, and while_the warm vapor
was still rising into_the chill air from the_waters_of_the fiord,
Michael Sunlocks sat at_work in the room that served_him for office
and_study. His