Come--come--said _Bridget_--holding the palm of her left hand parallel to the plane of the horizon, and sliding the fingers of the other over it, in a way which could not have been done, had there been the least wart or protuberance----'Tis every syllable of it false, cried the corporal, before she had half finished the sentence----

'Come - come,' said Bridget, sliding one hand over the other, in a way that could not be done were there the slightest wart or protuberance.
''Tis every syllable of it false,' cried the corporal, before she had half finished.
