_Patrick._ Sure, couldn't we cut it off the pork?
_Captain._ I never thought of that. You are a clever fellow, Patrick. (_Laughing._)
_Patrick._ There's many a thrue word said in joke, Captain. And now, if you will go and get the bit of pork that we saved from the rack, I'll go to the house there beyant, and ax some of them to lind me the loan of a gridiron.
_Captain._ But, Patrick, this is France, and they are all foreigners here.
_Patrick._ Well, and how do you know but I am as good a furriner myself as any o' them.
_Captain._ O, you understand French, then, is it?
_Patrick._ Throth, you may say that, Captain dear.
Captain. Well, Patrick, success to you. Be civil to the foreigners, and I'll be back with the pork in a minute. [_He goes out._
_Patrick._ Ay, sure enough, I'll be civil to them; for the Frinch are always mighty p'lite intirely, and I'll show them I know what good manners is. Indade, and here comes munseer himself, quite convaynient. (_As the Frenchman enters, Patrick takes off his hat, and making a low bow, says:_) God save you, sir, and all your children. I beg your pardon for the liberty I take, but it's only being in disthress in regard of ateing, that I make bowld to trouble ye; and if you could lind me the loan of a gridiron, I'd be intirely obleeged to ye.
_Patrick._ Indade it's thrue for you. I'm tathered to paces, and God knows I look quare enough; but it's by rason of the storm that dhruve us ashore jist here, and we're all starvin'.
_Frenchman._ Je m'y t--(_pronounced_ zhe meet).
_Patrick._ Oh! not at all! by no manes! we have plenty of mate ourselves, and we'll dhress it, if you be plased jist to lind us the loan of a gridiron, sir. (_Making a low bow._)
_Frenchman (staring at him, but not understanding a word.)_
_Patrick._ I beg pardon, sir; but maybe I'm undher a mistake, but I thought I was in France, sir. An't you all furriners here? Parley voo frongsay?
_Patrick._ Then, would you lind me the loan of a gridiron, if you plase? (_The Frenchman stares more than ever, as if anxious to understand._) I know it's a liberty I take, sir; but it's only in the regard of bein' cast away; and if you plase, sir, parley voo frongsay?
_Patrick._ Then would you lind me the loan of a gridiron, sir and you'll obleege me?