"Well."
"Ye know me?"
"Sure an' I do."
"And how many jools I've fought?"
"Meself does."
"Am I a choild at it? Will ye be koind enough to mintion any one that has any cleem to considher himself the shupayrior of Phaylim O'Halloran in the noiceties and the dilicacies of the jooling code? Will ye be so good as to infarrum me what there is lift for me to lerrun?"
At this appeal Mr. Murtagh McGinty subsided into silence, and sat down again, shaking his head.
Jack still insisted that the word of command should be given; but O'Halloran silenced him effectually by asking him if he had ever fought a duel.
"No," said Jack.
"Have ye ivir been second at one before?"