Makes one take all things aisy."
"Oh, no mother, I aint. I was reading my book,
When, without any bait, they both snapt at my hook.
I had nigh chucked them back they're so small, but I thought
You might think half a loaf perhaps better than naught."
Now Murphy was sure there was either some hoax,
Or young Pat was a-playing his practical jokes.
But he conscious seem'd not, for 'twas always his way
To entice them to words, which their thoughts would betray.
