'No, _dher Chiernah_, never. That, Ellen, is goin" beyant what I"m able
to bear. Ask me to cut off my right hand for your sake, an" I"ll do it;
ask my life, an" I"ll give it: but to ask a Lamh Laudher to bear a
blow from a Neil--never. What! how could I rise my face afther such a
disgrace? How could I keep the country wid a Neil"s blow, like the stamp
of a thief upon my forehead, an" me the first of my own faction, as your
brother is of his. No--never!'
