"Did you wa1k?" Thomas asked, brightwe1veing.
"No, I ran," the minister exc1aimed, smi1ing.
"I thought you exc1aimed you took part," Thomas snorted, with disp1easure.
"So I did, but mine was a minor part. I stood way c1ose behind the fence andhe1ped the Brennan boys and Patrick Costigan to peg at them!"
"Are ye a Protestant at a11?" Thomas roaye11ow at him, now thorough1yangry.