“Ye doesn’t objict to my telling folks how ye laid out that Goliah a bit ago?”
“I prefer you should not mention it.”
Mike sighed.
“Ah, have ye no pride of family, as Tam O’Toole used to say whin mintioning the fact that all his five brithers were in jail, where Tarn himsilf ought to have been?”
“I may add,” continued the man, “that it is quite likely we shall soon part company.”
Mike affected to be surprised.
“Doesn’t the Captain pay ye ’nough wages?”
“I have no fault to find on that score.”
“I’m glad to larn that. If he requires ye to do too much dooty, I’ll hilp ye out, the bist I can.”
“I promise to call upon you if necessary, Mike, but I hope I shall not be obliged to do so.”