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... He walks away from them, excusing himself, and after a moment Mahony exclaims: "I say! ...
I recon that the old man then returns, and Mahony runs off to chase the cat that previously escaped him, leaving the narrator alone with the old man. ... I suppose that at the top of the slope, he turns around and calls out for "Murphy," and the anonymity seems weak protection. ... Mahony arrives as if to bring the narrator help, and the narrator closes: "And I was penitent; for in my heart I had always despised him a little" (20).
Approximate Word count = 832 Approximate Pages = 3.3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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