Duty, and other Irish Comedies by Seumas O'Brien
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the gravity of Mr. Fennell's offence, and I would ask
the Bench not to allow any feelings of sentiment to interfere with the discharge of their duty. I would ask that the severest penalty allowed be inflicted on the accused for his unwarranted, unmanly, and blackguardly conduct. MRS. FENNELL (_to Phelan Duffy_) Wisha, bad luck to your impudence to call my husband a bla'gard. A dacent man that never went to the likes of you or any one else for anything. MR. O'CROWLEY Order, order. MRS. FENNELL 'Tis only the likes of lawyers that have the insolence to insult dacent people. Sure when they aren't ignorant they're consated, and their wives and daughters are no better than themselves. MR. O'CROWLEY Order, order. Unless you behave yourself, you must be placed under arrest. MRS. FENNELL Sure, you don't think I can stand here with a tongue in me head and listen to me husband being insulted, do you? |
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