k o' your hair or somethin'. You'll lave the place
to your daughter o' coorse.

JOHN GRAEME.

Yes. I'll be doin' that.

WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.

Aye. It's a purty fair farm o' land. Ye bought it out o' coorse?

JOHN GRAEME.

Two year come March, and a good reduction.

WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.

Aye. So I heerd. Well if ye gi'e her the farm and what money ye ha'e,
I'll gi'e Robbie a cheque for a hunnert poun'.

JOHN GRAEME.

[Impressively.]

William John Granahan d'ye think this is a horse fair? My daughter
will ha'e no man unner five hunnert poun'.

WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.

[Uneasily and walking about.]

Man, you'll nivir get her married John Graeme, at that way o' talkin'.
Five hunnert poun'. D'ye think I'm a Rockyfellow? Ha'e some sense
about ye.

JOHN GRAEME.

Aither that or no son o' yours weds my daughter. Five hunnert poun'
and not one ha'penny less. There's the family name to be thought o'.

WILLIAM JOHN GRANAHAN.

Ach! family name! a lock o' ould wives' blathers about who was married
till who, till you'd have your head sore takin' it all in.

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?