Willy Burke, or, The Irish orphan in America - Digital Repository ...

212 WILLY BURKE; OR,
speak to my poor relations', as you said a while ago",
said Willy with a cheerful smile, " will you just come
with me and see Mr. Talbot? for I want to ask his ad-
vice about our money ; and then he '11 be so glad to see
you, and so will Mrs. Talbot".
Peter hesitated, and blushed deeply. " But then I don 't
like to go", he said, " Mr. Talbot must think me so ungrateful
; in short, he never got much reason to think
well of me, and that 's the truth, so I 'm ashamed to go !"
" Nonsense, Peter", said his brother, taking hold of
his arm, " you never committed any shameful action in
regard to Mr. Talbot, that you need fear to meet him
and even if you did, take my word for it he 'd be overjoyed
to see you repenting of it".
" Well ! well ! I don 't like to refuse you, Willy", said
Peter, making an effort to overcome his unwillingness.
" But then I have to go home first, as I have some money
here for Mrs. Watkins, that I know she 's waiting for.
After I give it to her I '11 go with you for a little while".
" Then I'll go with you", said Willy, quickly, "for I
know of old that Mrs. Watkins doesn't want you to be
on good terms with me, and she might persuade you to
stay at home".
" Oh, never fear", was the answer ; " she '11 be so glad
to hear of our good fortune, that she '11 have no objection
for me to go to see Mr. Talbot. But really its too bad
that you have so bad an opinion of Mr. and Mrs Watkins,
after all they 've done for us—for me, at least. I 'm
sure if Mrs. Watkins had been my own mother, she
could'nt have done more for me. And, what do you
think, Willy V 9
he said, drawing close to his brother, and
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