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GULEESH NA GUSS DHU. II9
city there, when I was on my way to bring this young-
lady, daughter of the king of France, back with me."
The priest looked at him as though he had ten heads
on him ; but without putting any other question to him,
he desired him to come in, himself and the maiden, and
when they came in, he shut the door, brought them into
the parlour, and put them sitting.
" Now, Guleesh," said he, " tell me truly where did you
get this bull, and who is this young lady, and whether
you're out of your senses really, or are only making a
joke of me r ".
" I'm not telling a word of lie, nor making a joke of
you," said Guleesh ; " but it was from the Pope himself
I got the paper, and it was from the palace of the king
of France I carried off this lady, and she is the daughter
of the king of France."
He began his story then, and told the whole to the
priest, and the priest was so much surprised that he
could not help calling out at times, or clapping his
hands together.
When Guleesh said from what he saw he thought the
girl was not satisfied with the marriage that was going
to take place in the palace before he and the sheehogues
broke it up, there came a red blush into the girl's cheek,
and he was more certain than ever that she had sooner be
as she was — badly as she was — than be the married wife
of the man she hated. When Guleesh said that hewould
be very thankful to the priest if he would keep her in his
own house, the kind man said he would do that as long
as Guleesh pleased, but that he did not know what they
ought to do with her, because they had no means of
sending her back to her father again.
Guleesh answered that he was uneasy about the same
thing, ana that he saw nothing to do but to keep quiet