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ominous work。         He was obliged to take a LOY from one of their reluctant 

hands�察    �and   began    the  attack    himself。    The     labourers    agreed    that  the 

vengeance   of   the   fairies   would   fall   upon   the   head   of   the   presumptuous 



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mortal   who   first   disturbed   them   in   their   retreat   ��See   GLOSSARY   11�А��А�

Though a learned man in the law�察�he was a little too incredulous in other 

matters。 I warned him that I heard the very Banshee that my grandfather 

heard   under   Sir   Patrick's   window   a   few   days   before   his   death。      ��The 

Banshee   is   a   species   of   aristocratic   fairy�察  �who�察  �in   the   shape   of   a   little 

hideous   old   woman�察  �has   been   known   to   appear�察  �and   heard   to   sing   in   a 

mournful supernatural voice under the windows of great houses�察�to warn 

the family that some of them are soon to die。                 In the last century every 

great family in Ireland had a Banshee�察�who attended regularly�察�but latterly 

their visits and songs have been discontinued。�А              �But Sir Murtagh thought 

nothing of the Banshee�察�nor of his cough�察�with a spitting of blood�察�brought 

on�察   �I   understand�察     �by   catching     cold    in   attending    the    courts�察  �and 

overstraining his chest with making himself heard in one of his favourite 

causes。     He was a great speaker with a powerful voice�察�but his last speech 

was not in the   courts   at   all。    He   and   my  lady�察  �though both   of the   same 

way of thinking in some things�察�and though she was as good a wife and 

great   economist   as   you   could   see�察  �and   he   the   best   of   husbands�察  �as   to 

looking into his affairs�察�and making money for his family�察�yet I don't know 

how it was�察�they  had a great deal of sparring  and jarring between   them。 

My     lady    had   her   privy    purse�察   �and   she   had    her   weed     ashes   ��See 

GLOSSARY 12�В察�and her sealing money ��See GLOSSARY 13�А�upon the 

signing     of  all  the   leases�察  �with  something     to  buy   gloves    besides�察   �and�察�

besides�察�again often took money from the tenants�察�if offered properly�察�to 

speak for them to Sir Murtagh about abatements and renewals。                      Now the 

weed ashes and the glove money he allowed her clear perquisites�察�though 

once when he saw her in a new gown saved out of the weed ashes�察�he told 

her to my face ��for he could say a sharp thing�� that she should not put on 

her    weeds    before    her   husband's     death。    But     in  a  dispute    about    an 

abatement my lady would have the last word�察�and Sir Murtagh grew mad 

��See GLOSSARY 14�В察�I was within hearing of the door�察�and now I wish I 

had made bold to step in。          He spoke so loud�察�the whole kitchen was out 

on the stairs ��See GLOSSARY 15�А�                All on a sudden he stopped�察�and my 

lady too。     Something has surely happened�察�thought I�察�and so it was�察�for 

Sir Murtagh in his passion broke a blood´vessel�察�and all the law in the land 



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could do nothing in that case。           My lady sent for five physicians�察�but Sir 

Murtagh died�察  �and   was   buried。  She   had   a   fine   jointure   settled   upon   her�察�

and   took   herself   away�察  �to   the   great   joy   of   the   tenantry。 I   never   said 

anything one way or the other whilst she was part of the family�察�but got up 

to see her go at three o'clock in the morning。 

     'It's a fine morning�察�honest Thady��' says she�察�'good´bye to ye。' And into 

the carriage she stepped�察�without a word more�察�good or bad�察�or even half´ 

a´crown�察�but I made my bow�察�and stood to see her safe out of sight for the 

sake of the family。 

     Then we were all bustle in the house�察�which made me keep out of the 

way�察�for I walk slow and hate a bustle�察�but the house was all hurry´skurry�察�

preparing   for   my   new   master。      Sir   Murtagh�察  �I   forgot   to   notice�察  �had   no 

childer ��CHILDER�此          �this is the manner in which many of Thady's rank�察�

and others in Ireland�察�formerly pronounced the word CHILDREN�В察�so the 

Rackrent estate went to his younger brother�察�a young dashing officer�察�who 

came amongst us before I knew for the life of me whereabouts I was�察�in a 

gig or some of them things�察�with  another spark along with him�察�and   led 

horses�察�and servants�察�and dogs�察�and scarce a place to put any Christian of 

them into�察�for my late lady had sent all the feather´beds off before her�察�and 

blankets and household linen�察�down to the very knife´cloths�察�on the cars to 

Dublin�察�which were all her own�察�lawfully paid for out of her own money。 

So the house was quite bare�察�and my young master�察�the moment ever he 

set   foot   in  it  out  of  his   gig�察 �thought    all  those   things   must    come    of 

themselves�察�I believe�察�for he never looked after anything at all�察�but harum´ 

scarum called   for everything   as if   we were  conjurors�察�or  he in   a public´ 

house。     For   my   part�察  �I   could   not   bestir   myself   anyhow�察  �I   had   been   so 

much used to my late master and mistress�察�all was upside down with me�察�

and the new servants in the servants' hall were quite out of my way�察�I had 

nobody to talk to�察�and if it had not been for my pipe and tobacco�察�should�察�I 

verily believe�察�have broke my heart for poor Sir Murtagh。 

     But   one   morning   my   new   master   caught   a   glimpse   of   me   as   I   was 

looking at his horse's heels�察�in hopes of a word from him。                    'And is that 

old Thady��'       says he�察�as he got into his gig�此       �I loved him from that day to 

this�察�his voice was so like the family�察�and he threw me a guinea out of his 



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waistcoat´pocket�察�as he drew up the reins with the other hand�察�his horse 

rearing too�察�I thought I never set my eyes on a finer figure of a man�察�quite 

another sort from Sir Murtagh�察�though withal�察�TO ME�察�a family likeness。 

A fine life we should have led�察�had he stayed amongst us�察�God bless him� �

He valued a guinea as little as any man�此           �money to him was no more than 

dirt�察�and his gentleman and groom�察�and all belonging to him�察�the same�察�but 

the sporting season over�察�he grew tired of the place�察�and having got down a 

great architect for the house�察�and an improver for the grounds�察�and seen 

their plans and elevations�察�he fixed a day for settling with the tenants�察�but 

went off in a whirlwind to town�察�just as some of them came into the yard 

in the morning。       A circular letter came next post from the new agent�察�with 

news that the master was sailed for England�察�and he must remit L500 to 

Bath for his use before   a fortnight was   at an   end�察�bad news   still for the 

poor tenants�察�no change still for the better with them。               Sir Kit Rackrent�察�

my young master�察�left all to the agent�察�and though he had the spirit of a 

prince�察�and lived away to the honour of his country abroad�察�which I was 

proud to hear of�察�what were we the better for that at home�拭                   �The agent 

was one of your middlemen�察�who grind the face of the poor�察�and can never 

bear a man with a hat upon his head�此            �he ferreted the tenants out of their 

lives�察�not a week without a call for money�察�drafts upon drafts from Sir Kit�察�

but I laid it all to the fault of the agent�察�for�察�says I�察�what can Sir Kit do with 

so much cash�察�and he a single man�拭�

     ��MIDDLEMEN。There   was   a   class   of   men�察  �termed   middlemen�察  �in 

Ireland�察  �who   took   large   farms   on   long   leases   from   gentlemen   of   landed 

property�察  �and   let   the   land   again   

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