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108 WILLY BURKE; OR,
see Father Fitzherbert, an' ask him to come an' spake ta
my brother".
But whether it was that Peter suspected what was
going forward, and shrank from the anticipated force of
persuasion, or that he took an inordinate pleasure in following
the bent of his own inclinations, and thus giving
a proof of what he considered independence, it is certain
that, while Willy was gone to Father Fitzherbert's house,
he suddenly appeared before Mr. Weimar in his office, and
informed him that he was about to leave immediately.
The old man was at first taken by surprise, and desired to
know the cause of this sudden decision ;
but, when Peter,
in reply, could only tell him that he was offered higher
wages Irom his old employer, Mr. Watkins, the German
waxed wroth, and reminding the boy that he had consented
to take him at first solely to oblige Mr. Talbot, he
very politely told him to " go to dedeevil", adding— " You
tink me offer you more wages because you tink yourself
of use here, but I wouldn't even let you stay now—so go
off vid you. Your broder—he want higher wages, too—
he want to go, eh ?"
" No, sir ! I didn't hear him say anything about it ".
" Veil ! him be noting de vorse ! go now".
So when poor Willy returned, elate with Father Fitzherbert's
promise to see and reason with Peter in the
course of the evening, what was his sorrow and disappointment
when he found Peter waiting outside the door to bid
him " good bye".
"You needn't be frettin' about it, Willy", he said,
seeing his brother's change of countenance. lt Plase God,
you '11 find that I '11 do what 's right. You may be sure
I '11 never disgrace my father an' mother, though they 're