JOHN GRAEME.
You"ve heerd what I ha"e to say. Take it or lave it. You can plaze yourself.
WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.
Five hunnert poun". It"s a tarr"ble price. Would two hunnert no" do?
You see I ha"e Samuel James and Ellen to provide for.
JOHN GRAEME.
A Graeme o" Killainey weds no man unner five hunnert poun", William Granahan. Mind that. I want my daughter married to no beggarman.
WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.
[Excitedly.]
Beggarman! Beggarman, did ye say? Hats, John Graeme, I think ye should be proud o" wan o" yours marryin" a Granahan. Money or no money, that"s a nice way o" talkin".
JOHN GRAEME.
I suppose ye know I come o" good family, Mr. Granahan?
WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.
[Sarcastically.]
I heard ye were wance cotter folk up by Dromara mountain.
JOHN GRAEME.
[Proudly.]
My father and my forefathers had my farm--aye, from the time o" the plantin".
WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.
D"ye tell me? I nivir seen your laase o" the farm but of coorse if ye say so. Did ye nivir hear tell of Smith, Hunter, and Fargison?
JOHN GRAEME.
[Contemptuously.]
John Smith of Ballykelly?
WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.
[Disgusted.]
Yon cratur? Ballykelly?
[Proudly.]
Lonnon! Well my mother was a daughter o" Samuel James Smith, and a niece o" Robert John Francis Fargison.
JOHN GRAEME.
[Contemptuously.]
I nivir heerd tell o" them.
WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.
I wonner at your ignorance John Grame. A well educated man like yourself as sets yourself up to be taching the congregation on matters o" law and the temperance question, (_raising voice_) and you that ignorant o" common information.
MRS. GRANAHAN.
[Opening door and coming in a few steps.]
William John Granahan, didn"t I tell ye not to be raisin" argyments.
How you manage at the markets I nivir could understand. Get your business done, and ha" settled wi" it.
WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.
[Soothingly.]
Whist, whist woman, I was only discoorsin". Mind the tay and I"ll mind the rest. There. There. I agree to your tarms, John Graeme. I"ll do it, though it"s lavin" me tarr"ble short.
JOHN GRAEME.
[Impressively.]
But there"s one thing I"ll no ha"e, William Granahan.