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attention, gently tipped with her tongue the outer chamber
of my ear), the first is a bath ... But at this point a bell tin-
kling in the hall cut short a discourse which promised so
bravely for the enrichment of our store of knowledge.
Amid the general vacant hilarity of the assembly a
bell rang and, while all were conjecturing what might be
the cause, Miss Callan entered and, having spoken a few
words in a low tone to young Mr Dixon, retired with a pro-
found bow to the company. The presence even for a moment
among a party of debauchees of a woman endued with ev-
ery quality of modesty and not less severe than beautiful
refrained the humourous sallies even of the most licentious
but her departure was the signal for an outbreak of ribaldry.
Strike me silly, said Costello, a low fellow who was fuddled.
A monstrous fine bit of cowflesh! I’ll be sworn she has ren-
dezvoused you. What, you dog? Have you a way with them?
Gad’s bud, immensely so, said Mr Lynch. The bedside man-
ner it is that they use in the Mater hospice. Demme, does not
Doctor O’Gargle chuck the nuns there under the chin. As I
look to be saved I had it from my Kitty who has been ward-
maid there any time these seven months. Lawksamercy,
doctor, cried the young blood in the primrose vest, feign-
ing a womanish simper and with immodest squirmings of
his body, how you do tease a body! Drat the man! Bless me,
I’m all of a wibbly wobbly. Why, you’re as bad as dear lit-
tle Father Cantekissem, that you are! May this pot of four
half choke me, cried Costello, if she aint in the family way.
I knows a lady what’s got a white swelling quick as I claps
eyes on her. The young surgeon, however, rose and begged