" "You might go back and tell Mrs. Preston that I'm a dirty spalpeen, and maybe she'd take you back, mother.

Ich habe gekommen to take her away wid me, ye owdacious spalpeen.

'Och,' says she, 'what brings you here at all, ye dirty little spalpeen!'" "To be sure," said Pat, "I was near forgettin' that altogether.

Ich habe gekommen to take her away wid me, ye owdacious spalpeen.