George A. Birmingham

“ I'll go myself. What murder's done to-night will be done on me, for I'll not take it on my conscience to be the cause of Moriarty's death.' 'Mr. Goddard,' says I, 'you're a fine man. I'll give it in to you that you're as brave as any one ever I met; but you'll be taking your sword with you, promise me that now.' 'I will, Jimmy,' says he; 'I'll take my sword, and I'm thankful to you for making the suggestion.' And with that, miss, he was up and off out of the door, and that was the last I seen of him. ”

“ You'll hardly be expecting any other man to be going out into the darkness of the night, risking his life maybe, to satisfy you. Not but what there's many a one would do it. I'd do it myself if I saw any good would come out of it. ”

“ You can turn the key in the door of every room in this house barring the one I sleep in myself, for the lock of it is gone wrong on me, and since poor Patsy Devlin went from us there isn't a man about the place fit to settle it. ”