Still, Denis, I'd rather, whin I want to pronounce upon
coiours, that he'd let me keep my eyes open."

" Ay, but he did it out o' the books, man alive ; and
there's no goin' beyant thim. Sure, he could prove it
out o' the EXiviaity, if you went to that. An' what is
still more, he could, by shuttin' your eyes, in the same way
prove black to be white, an' white black, jist as asy."

" Surely mysdf doesn't doubt it. I suppose by
shutting my eyes the same lad could prove an3rthing to
me."

" But, Dinny, avourneen, you didn't prove Phadrick
to be an ass yit. Will you do that by histhory, too,
Dinny, or by the norrations of illocution ? "

" Father, I'm surprised at your gross im.perception.
