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.Thesilence and the no sign of any kind had them all just about crazy, whensuddenly there fell a sharp rap on the door."Millia murther," whispered Darby, "we're in for it.They've crossed the tworings of holly, and are at the door itself."The childher begun to cry and Bridget said her prayers out loud; but no oneanswered the knock."Rap, rap, rap," on the door, then a pause."God save all here!" cried a queer voice from the outside.Now no fairy would say, "God save all here," so Darby took heart and openedthe door.Who should be standing there but Sheelah Maguire, a spy for the GoodPeople.So angry were Darby andBob that they snatched her within the threshold, and before she knew it theyhad her tied hand and foot, wound a cloth around her mouth, and rouled herunder the bed.Within the minute a thousand rustling voices sprung fromoutside.Through the window, in the clear moonlight, Darby marked weeds andgrass being trampled by invisible feet, beyond the farthest ring of holly.Suddenly broke a great cry.The gap in the first ring was found.Signs wereplainly seen of uncountable feet rushing through, and spreading about thenearer wreath.Afther that a howl of madness from the little men and women.Darby had pulled his twine and the trap was closed, with five thousand of theGood People entirely at his mercy.158Herminie TempletonPrinces, princesses, dukes, dukesses, earls, earlesses, and all the quality ofSleive-na-mon were prisoners.Not more than a dozen of the last to comeescaped, and they flew back to tell the king.Page 91 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlFor an hour they raged.All the bad names ever called to mortal man were givenfree, but Darby said never a word."Pick-pocket," "sheep stayler," "murtherin'thafe of a blaggard," were the softest words trun at him.By an' by, howsomever, as it begun to grow near to cock-crow, their talk grewa great dale civiler.Then came beggin,' pladin', promisin', and enthratin', but the doors of thehouse still stayed shut an'its windows down.Purty soon Darby's old rooster, Terry, came down from his perch, yawned, an'flapped his wings a few times.At that the terror and the screechin' of theGood People would have melted the heart of a stone.All of a sudden a fine, clear voice rose from beyant the crowd.The king hadcome.The other fairies grew still, listening."Ye murtherin' thafe of the world," says the king grandly, "what are ye doin'wid my people?""Keep a civil tongue in yer head, Brian Connor," says Darby, sticking his headout the window, "for I'm as good a man as you, any day," says Darby.At that minute Terry, the cock, flapped his wings and crowed.In a flash theresprang into full view the crowd of Good People dukes, earls, princes, quality,and commoners, with their ladies, jammed thick together about the house; everyone of them with his head thrown back bawling and crying, and tears as big aspigeons' eggs rouling down his cheeks.A few feet away, on a straw pile in the barnyard, stood the king, his gooldcrown tilted on the sideof his head, his long green cloak about him, and his rod in his hand, butthremblin' all over.In the middle of the crowd, but towering high above them all, stood MaureenMcGibney in her cloak of green an' goold, her purty brown hair fallin' down onher shoulders, an' she the crafty villain cryin'an' bawlin', an' abusin' Darby, with the best of them."What'll you have an' let them go?" says the king.DARBY O'GILL AND THE GOOD PEOPLE 159"First an' foremost," says Darby, "take yer spell off that slip of a girlthere, an' send her into the house."In a second Maureen was standing inside the door, her both arms about Bob'sneck, and her head on his collarbone.What they said to aich other, and what they done in the way of embracin' an'kissin' an' cryin' Iwon't take time in telling you."Next," says Darby, "send back Rosie and the pigs.""I expected that," says the king.And at those words they saw a black bunchcoming through the air;in a few seconds Rosie and the three pigs walked into the stable [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.Thesilence and the no sign of any kind had them all just about crazy, whensuddenly there fell a sharp rap on the door."Millia murther," whispered Darby, "we're in for it.They've crossed the tworings of holly, and are at the door itself."The childher begun to cry and Bridget said her prayers out loud; but no oneanswered the knock."Rap, rap, rap," on the door, then a pause."God save all here!" cried a queer voice from the outside.Now no fairy would say, "God save all here," so Darby took heart and openedthe door.Who should be standing there but Sheelah Maguire, a spy for the GoodPeople.So angry were Darby andBob that they snatched her within the threshold, and before she knew it theyhad her tied hand and foot, wound a cloth around her mouth, and rouled herunder the bed.Within the minute a thousand rustling voices sprung fromoutside.Through the window, in the clear moonlight, Darby marked weeds andgrass being trampled by invisible feet, beyond the farthest ring of holly.Suddenly broke a great cry.The gap in the first ring was found.Signs wereplainly seen of uncountable feet rushing through, and spreading about thenearer wreath.Afther that a howl of madness from the little men and women.Darby had pulled his twine and the trap was closed, with five thousand of theGood People entirely at his mercy.158Herminie TempletonPrinces, princesses, dukes, dukesses, earls, earlesses, and all the quality ofSleive-na-mon were prisoners.Not more than a dozen of the last to comeescaped, and they flew back to tell the king.Page 91 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlFor an hour they raged.All the bad names ever called to mortal man were givenfree, but Darby said never a word."Pick-pocket," "sheep stayler," "murtherin'thafe of a blaggard," were the softest words trun at him.By an' by, howsomever, as it begun to grow near to cock-crow, their talk grewa great dale civiler.Then came beggin,' pladin', promisin', and enthratin', but the doors of thehouse still stayed shut an'its windows down.Purty soon Darby's old rooster, Terry, came down from his perch, yawned, an'flapped his wings a few times.At that the terror and the screechin' of theGood People would have melted the heart of a stone.All of a sudden a fine, clear voice rose from beyant the crowd.The king hadcome.The other fairies grew still, listening."Ye murtherin' thafe of the world," says the king grandly, "what are ye doin'wid my people?""Keep a civil tongue in yer head, Brian Connor," says Darby, sticking his headout the window, "for I'm as good a man as you, any day," says Darby.At that minute Terry, the cock, flapped his wings and crowed.In a flash theresprang into full view the crowd of Good People dukes, earls, princes, quality,and commoners, with their ladies, jammed thick together about the house; everyone of them with his head thrown back bawling and crying, and tears as big aspigeons' eggs rouling down his cheeks.A few feet away, on a straw pile in the barnyard, stood the king, his gooldcrown tilted on the sideof his head, his long green cloak about him, and his rod in his hand, butthremblin' all over.In the middle of the crowd, but towering high above them all, stood MaureenMcGibney in her cloak of green an' goold, her purty brown hair fallin' down onher shoulders, an' she the crafty villain cryin'an' bawlin', an' abusin' Darby, with the best of them."What'll you have an' let them go?" says the king.DARBY O'GILL AND THE GOOD PEOPLE 159"First an' foremost," says Darby, "take yer spell off that slip of a girlthere, an' send her into the house."In a second Maureen was standing inside the door, her both arms about Bob'sneck, and her head on his collarbone.What they said to aich other, and what they done in the way of embracin' an'kissin' an' cryin' Iwon't take time in telling you."Next," says Darby, "send back Rosie and the pigs.""I expected that," says the king.And at those words they saw a black bunchcoming through the air;in a few seconds Rosie and the three pigs walked into the stable [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]