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Oh!/NNP mother,/NN mother,/NN if/IN you/PRP knew/VBD it;/RB an'/VBN as/IN for/IN what/WP you/PRP say,/VBP father,/NN it's/RB right;/RB what/WP advice/NN but/CC my/PRP$ mother's/NN an'/RB yours/PRP ought/MD I/PRP to/TO ask?"/VB "An'/NN God's/NNP too,"/, added/VBD the/DT mother./NN "An'/NN my/PRP$ heart/NN was/VBD nevir/VBN more/RBR _ris_/RB to/TO God/NNP than/IN it/PRP was',/VBD an'/NN is/VBZ this/DT night,"/NN replied/VBD their/PRP$ ingenuous/JJ boy./NN "Well,/NN but/CC what/WP has/VBZ happened,/VBN Connor?"/NNP said/VBD his/PRP$ father;/NN "if/IN it's/PRP$ anything/NN where/WRB our/PRP$ advice/NN can/MD serve/VB you,/IN of/IN coorse/NN we'll/NN advise/VBP you/PRP for/IN the/DT best."/JJS Connor/NNP then,/, with/IN a/DT glowing/VBG heart,/NN made/VBD them/PRP acquainted/VBN with/IN the/DT affection/NN which/WDT subsisted/VBD between/IN himself/PRP and/CC Una/NNP O'Brien,/NNP and/CC ended/VBN by/IN informing/VBG them/PRP of/IN the/DT vow/NN of/IN marriage/NN which/WDT they/PRP had/VBD that/DT night/NN solemnly/RB pledged/VBD to/TO each/DT other./JJ "You/CC both/DT know/VB her/PRP$ by/IN sight,"/NN he/PRP added,/VBD "an'/NN afther/IN what/WP I've/NN sed,/NN can/MD you/PRP blame/VB me/PRP for/IN sayin'/NN that/IN I/PRP found/VBD this/DT a/DT pleasant/JJ and/CC a/DT happy/JJ night?"/NN The/DT affectionate/JJ mother's/NNS eyes/NNS filled/VBD with/IN tears/NNS of/IN pride/NN and/CC delight,/NN on/IN hearing/NN that/IN her/PRP$ handsome/JJ son/NN was/VBD loved/VBN by/IN the/DT beautiful/JJ daughter/NN of/IN Bodagh/NNP Buie,/NNP and/CC she/PRP could/MD not/RB help/VB exclaiming,/VBN in/IN the/DT enthusiasm/NN of/IN the/DT moment,/NN "She's/IN a/DT purty/NN girl--the/, purtiest/JJS indeed/RB I/PRP ever/RB laid/VBD my/PRP$ two/CD livin'/JJ eyes/NNS upon,/IN and/CC by/IN all/DT accounts/NNS as/RB good/JJ as/IN she's/NNS purty;/, but/CC I/PRP say/VBP that,/DT face/NN to/TO face,/VB you're/JJ as/IN good,/JJ ay,/NN an'/NN as/IN handsome,/NN Fardorougha,/NNP as/IN she/PRP is./VBZ God/NNP bless/VB her,/PRP any/DT way,/NN an'/NN mark/NN her/PRP to/TO grace/VB and/CC happiness,/VB _ma/NNP colleen/NN dhas/VBZ dhun_."/NNS "He's/IN no/DT match/NN for/IN her,"/PRP said/VBD the/DT father,/NN who/WP had/VBD listened/VBD with/IN an/DT earnest/JJ face,/NN and/CC compressed/VBD lips,/NNS to/TO his/PRP$ son's/NNS narrative;/VBN "he's/IN no/DT match/NN for/IN her--by/IN four/CD hundred/CD guineas."/NNS Honora,/RB when/WRB he/PRP uttered/VBD the/DT previous/JJ part/NN of/IN his/PRP$ observation,/NN looked/VBD upon/IN him/PRP with/IN a/DT flash/NN of/IN indignant/JJ astonishment;/JJ but/CC when/WRB he/PRP had/VBD concluded,/VBN her/PRP$ countenance/NN fell/VBD back/RB into/IN its/PRP$ original/JJ expression./NN It/PRP was/VBD evident/JJ that,/IN while/IN she,/PRP with/IN the/DT feelings/NNS of/IN a/DT woman/NN and/CC a/DT mother,/NN instituted/VBD a/DT parallel/NN between/IN their/PRP$ personal/JJ merits/NNS alone,/IN the/DT husband/NN viewed/VBD their/PRP$ attachment/NN 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I/PRP can/MD tell/VB you;/PRP an'/IN if/IN she/PRP marries/VBZ me/PRP without/IN their/PRP$ consent,/NN you/PRP both/DT know/VBP I/PRP have/VBP no/DT way/NN of/IN supportin'/NN her,/, except/IN you,/PRP father,/VBP assist/VB me."/NN "That/IN won't/NN be/VB needful,/JJ Connor;/IN you/PRP may/MD manage/VB them;/TO they/PRP won't/MD see/VB her/PRP want;/VB she's/. an/DT only/RB daughter;/NN they/PRP couldn't/MD see/VB her/PRP want."/VB "An'/NN isn't/IN he/PRP an/DT only/RB son,/JJ Fardorougha?"/NNP exclaimed/VBD the/DT wife./NN "An'/IN my/PRP$ sowl/NN to/TO happiness/NN but/CC I/PRP believe/VBP you'd/PRP see/VBP him/PRP want."/VB "Any/DT way,"/NN replied/VBD her/PRP$ husband,/NN "I'm/IN not/RB for/IN matches/NNS against/IN the/DT consint/NN of/IN parents;/NN they're/, not/RB lucky;/JJ or/CC can't/NN you/PRP run/VBP away/RB wid/JJ her,/IN an'/DT thin/JJ refuse/NN marryin'/NN her/PRP except/IN they/PRP come/VBP down/RB wid/VB the/DT cash?"/NN "Oh,/NN father!"/NN exclaimed/VBD Connor,/NNP "father,/NNP father,/NN to/TO become/VB a/DT villain!"/NN "Connor,"/NN said/VBD his/PRP$ mother,/NN rising/VBG up/RP in/IN a/DT spirit/NN of/IN calm/JJ and/CC mournful/JJ solemnity,/JJ "never/NN heed;/NN go/VBP to/TO bed,/VB achora,/RB go/VB to/TO bed."/VB "Of/IN coorse/NN I'll/NNP never/RB heed,/VBD mother,"/NN he/PRP replied;/VBD "but/IN I/PRP can't/MD help/VB sayin'/VBN that,/DT happy/JJ as/IN I/PRP was/VBD awhile/RB agone,/IN my/PRP$ father/NN is/VBZ sendin'/VBN me/PRP to/TO bed/VB with/IN a/DT heavy/JJ heart./NN When/WRB I/PRP asked/VBD your/PRP$ advice,/NN father,/, little/RB I/PRP thought/VBD it/PRP would/MD be/VB to/TO do--but/JJ no/DT matter;/NN I'll/NN never/RB be/VB guilty/JJ of/IN an/DT act/NN that/IN 'ud/JJ disgrace/NN my/PRP$ name."/NN "No,/NN avillish,"/NN said/VBD his/PRP$ mother,/NN "you/PRP never/RB will;/MD God/NNP knows/VBZ it's/RB as/RB much/JJ an'/NN more/RBR than/IN you/PRP an'/IN other/JJ people/NNS can/MD do,/VB to/TO keep/VB the/DT name/NN we/PRP have/VBP in/IN decency."/JJ "It's/NNS fine/JJ talk,"/NN observed/VBD Fardorougha,/NNP "but/IN what/WP I/PRP advise/VBP has/VBZ been/VBN done/VBN by/IN hundreds/NNS that/IN wor/JJ married/VBN an'/NN happy/JJ afterwards;/IN how--an--iver/PRP$ you/PRP needn't/VBP get/VB into/IN a/DT passion,/NN either/CC of/IN you;/JJ I'm/NNP not/RB pressin'/NN you,'/JJ Connor,/NNP to/TO it."/DT "Connor,/NNP achree,"/NN said/VBD his/PRP$ mother,/NN "go/NN to/TO bed,/VB an'/DT instead/RB of/IN the/DT advice/NN you/PRP got,/VBP ax/NN God's;/NNP go,/NN avillish!"/NN Connor,/NNP without/IN making/VBG any/DT further/JJ observation,/NNS sought/VBD his/PRP$ sleeping-room,/NN where,/IN having/VBG recommended/VBN himself/PRP to/TO God,/NNP in/IN earnest/NN prayer,/NN he/PRP lay/VBD revolving/VBG all/DT that/WDT had/VBD occurred/VBN that/IN night,/NN until/IN the/DT gentle/JJ influence/NN of/IN sleep/NN at/IN length/NN drew/VBD him/PRP into/IN oblivion./NN "Now,"/NN said/VBD his/PRP$ mother/NN to/TO Fardorougha,/NNP when/WRB Connor/NNP had/VBD gone,/VBN "you/PRP must/MD sleep/VB by/IN yourself;/PRP$ for,/JJ as/IN for/IN me,/NNS my/PRP$ side/NN I'll/NN not/RB stretch/VB on/IN the/DT same/JJ bed/NN wid/VBD you/PRP to-night."/JJ "Very/RB well,/RB I/PRP can't/MD help/VB that,"/TO said/VBD her/PRP husband;/NN "all/NN I/PRP can/MD say/VB is/VBZ this,/IN that/DT I'm/NNP not/RB able/JJ to/TO put/VB sinse/NN or/CC prudence/NN into/IN you/PRP or/CC Connor;/NNP so,/NN since/IN you/PRP won't/MD be/VB guided/VBN by/IN me,/NNS take/VBP your/PRP$ own/JJ coorse./NN Bodagh/NNP Buie's/NNP very/RB well/RB able/JJ to/TO provide/VB for/IN them--;/PRP$ an'/NN if/IN he/PRP won't/MD do/VB so/RB before/IN they/PRP marry,/VBP why/WRB let/VB Connor/NNP have/VBP nothing/NN to/TO say/VB to/TO her."/RP "I'll/RB tell/VB you/PRP what,/WP Fardorougha,/NNP God/NNP wouldn't/MD be/VB in/IN heaven,/JJ or/CC you'll/MD get/VB a/DT cut/NN heart/NN yet,/NN either/CC through/IN your/PRP$ son/NN or/CC your/PRP$ money;/NN an'/NN that/IN 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Biddy!/. there's/RB greater/JJR wondhers/NNS in/IN the/DT world/NN than/IN that,/DT woman/NN alive!/RB But/CC tell/VB me--pooh--ay,/NN is/VBZ there/RB a/DT thousand/CD quarer/NN things--but/, I/PRP say,/VBP Biddy,/JJ how/WRB do/VBP you/PRP like/IN to--live/JJ wid/NN this/DT family?"/NN "Why,/IN troth/NN indeed,/NN only/RB for/IN the/DT withered/VBN ould/NN leprechaun/NN himself,/PRP divil/VBP a/DT dacenter/NN people/NNS ever/RB broke/VBD bread."/NNS "Yet,/RB isn't/RB it/PRP a/DT wondher/NN that/IN the/DT ould/NN fellow/NN is/VBZ what/WP he/PRP is,/VBZ an'/NN he/PRP so/RB full/JJ o'/IN money?"/NN "Troth,/IN there's/DT one/CD thing/NN myself/PRP wondhers/VBD at/IN more/JJR than/IN that."/DT "What,/NNP Biddy?/NNP let/VBD us/PRP hear/VB it."/PRP "Why,/VB that/IN you/PRP could/MD be/VB mane/JJ an'/NN shabby!/NN enough/RB to/TO come/VB as/IN a/DT sarvint/NN to/TO ate/VBD the/DT bread/NN of/IN the/DT man/NN that/IN ruined/JJ yees!"/NNS "Biddy,"/. replied/VBD Flanagan,/NNP "I'm/NNP glad!/NNP you've/NN said/VBD it;/PRP but/CC do/VBP you/PRP think/VB that/IN I/PRP have/VBP so/RB bad/JJ a/DT heart/NN as/RB too/RB keep/VB revinge/NN in/IN against/IN an/DT inimy?/NN How/WRB could/MD I/PRP go/VB to/TO my/PRP$ knees/NNS at/IN night,/NN if/IN I--no,/JJ Biddy,/NNS we/PRP must/MD be/VB Christians./NNP Well!/NNP let/VBD us/PRP drop/VB that;/DT so/RB you/PRP tell/VBP me/PRP this/DT mother/NN an'/IN son/NN are/VBP kind/NN to/TO you."/JJ "As/NNS good-hearted/JJ a/DT pair/NN as/IN ever/RB lived."/JJ "Connor,/NN of/IN course,/NN can't/NN but/CC be/VB very/RB kind/JJ to/TO so/RB good-looking/JJ a/DT girl/NN as/IN you/PRP are,/VBP Biddy,"/NNP said/VBD Bartle,/NNP with/IN a/DT knowing/VBG smile./NN "Very/RB kind!/RB good-looking!/JJ ay,/NN indeed,/NN I'm/IN sure/JJ o'/IN that,/DT Bartle;/NNP behave!/NN an'/NN don't/RB be/VB gettin'/VBG an/DT wid/NN any/DT o'/IN your/PRP$ palavers./NN What/WP 'ud/MD make/VB Connor/NNP be/VB kind/NN to/TO the/DT likes/NNS of/IN me,/NN that/IN way?"/NN "I/NNS 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