\"YourhannerisanOrangeman,Isee。Well,yourhanner,theOrangeisnowinthekennel,andtheCroppieshaveitalltheirownway。\"
\"Andperhaps,\"saidI,\"beforeIdie,theOrangewillbeoutofthekennelandtheCroppiesin,evenastheywereinmyyoungdays。\"
\"Whoknows,yourhanner?andwhoknowsthatImaynotplaytheoldtuneroundWillie’simageinCollegeGreen,evenasIusedsometwenty—sevenyearsago?\"
\"OhthenyouhavebeenanOrangefiddler?\"
\"Ihave,yourhanner。AndnowasyourhannerhasbehavedlikeagentlemantomeIwilltellyeallmyhistory。IwasborninthecityofDublin,thatisinthevillageofDonnybrook,asItouldyourhannerbefore。ItwastothetradeofbricklayingIwasbred,andbricklayingIfollowedtillatlast,gettingmylegsmashed,notbyfallingofftheladder,butbyarowinthefair,Iwasobligedtogiveitup,forhowcouldIrunuptheladderwithapattenonmyfoot,whichtheyputontomakemybrokenlegaslongastheother。Wellyourhanner,beingobligedtogiveupmybricklaying,Itooktofiddling,towhichIhadalwaysanaturalinclination,andplayedaboutthestreets,andatfairs,andwakes,andweddings。AtlengthsomeOrangemengettingacquaintedwithme,andlikingmystyleofplaying,invitedmetotheirlodge,wheretheygavemetodrinkandtouldmethatifIwouldchangemyreligion,andjointhem,andplaytheirtunes,theywouldmakeitanswermypurpose。Well,yourhanner,withoutmuchsticklingI