human
Mike, he exclaimed, so suddenly that O'Connor dropped his hat,
gpt
Glory be to God! exclaimed O'Connor, looking at him, though groping for his hat, which had rolled in a short semi-circle to his wife's feet and was now safely reposing in her lap.
human
How, sor?
gpt
Parker, said Mr. Cutting turning to me,
human
as he took it and with a flirt opened it.
gpt
Michael, see if you can tell me anything of these people. Perhaps you may know the first one on the list—Andrew J. Ahearn, five hundred shares.
human
Andy Ahearn! replied O'Connor, in interested surprise.
gpt
Yis, sor, shure I know Andy Ahearn these t'irty years—more shame to me.
human
Oh, ho! Thrue for you,
gpt
What sort of man is he?
human
Shure, he do go round pickin' up bur-rnt matches against the day there's no builder left who'll give him firewood; and him wort' his t'ousands upon t'ousands. And now I think av it, sor, I can tell ye how he kem by thim five hunder' shares. Here the old man became very deliberate and precise.
gpt
Now, d'ye moind, he is—no-o—he was father to Carneelus Ahearn, him that was in the Legis_lay_ter five year ago. 'Twas thin d'ye moind, your company—as it is no-ow—was petishinin' for a—phwat's this ut is—a franchise. Well, I dunno-o; but thin it was many av thim in the Legis_lay_ter got shares av stock. Some sez they bought thim, and odthers sez—but that's neidther here nor there, at all, at all, and av no consequince now. But 'twas this same Carneelus, d'ye moind, son to Andy, that was afther give a term av five years in jail, for—for—phwat's this they calls shtealin' whin it ain't shtealin', now?
human
Embezzlement,
gpt
That's ut, said O'Connor.
human
An' he died two years afther, wid t'ree year yet comin' to him. So, now, d'ye moind how ould Andy Ahearn kem by the five hunder' shares? He bought thim arf av his son, Carneelus.
gpt
Do you think you could get him to give you a proxy?
human
An' phwat's that, sor, av you plaze?
gpt
Shure, Michael, dear, came in cooing accents from the lady across the room,