“Any good news, sir, from the old country?”
“Nothing particular; but I can let you have a paper or two, if you like.”
“Thank you, sir, I should be very glad; but I meant Ireland. You thought I meant England.”
“But you are not an Irishman?”
“Yes, sir. Have I forgotten my brogue?”
“I did not detect it.”
“Perhaps I’ve forgotten it,” said the man sadly, “as they seem to have forgotten me. Ten years make a good deal of difference.”
“Have you been out here ten years?”
“Yes, sir, more.”
“Do you know anything about the prisons?”