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had his coming of age still to celebrate�察 �which he had not time to do
properly before he left the country�察�therefore�察�a great ball was expected�察�
and great doings upon his coming�察�as it were�察�fresh to take possession of
his ancestors' estate。 I never shall forget the day he came home�察�we had
waited and waited all day long till eleven o'clock at night�察 �and I was
thinking of sending the boy to lock the gates�察�and giving them up for that
night�察�when there came the carriages thundering up to the great hall door。
I got the first sight of the bride�察�for when the carriage door opened�察�just as
she had her foot on the steps�察�I held the flam full in her face to light her
��See GLOSSARY 19�В察�at which she shut her eyes�察�but I had a full view of
the rest of her�察�and greatly shocked I was�察�for by that light she was little
better than a blackamoor�察�and seemed crippled�察�but that was only sitting so
long in the chariot。
'You're kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent�察 �my lady��' says I
��recollecting who she was��。 'Did your honour hear of the bonfires��'
His honour spoke never a word�察 �nor so much as handed her up the
stepshe looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all�察�I know I
took him for the skeleton of his honour。 I was not sure what to say next
to one or t'other�察 �but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country�察 �I
thought it but right to speak cheerful to her�察�so I went back again to the
bonfires。
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'My lady��' says I�察�as she crossed the hall�察�'there would have been fifty
times as many�察�but for fear of the horses�察�and frightening your ladyship�察�
Jason and I forbid them�察�please your honour。'
With that she looked at me a little bewildered。
'Will I have a fire lighted in the state´room to´night��' was the next
question I put to her�察�but never a word she answered�察�so I concluded she
could not speak a word of English�察�and was from foreign parts。 The short
and the long of it was�察�I couldn't tell what to make of her�察�so I left her to
herself�察�and went straight down to the servants' hall to learn something for
certain about her。 Sir Kit's own man was tired�察�but the groom set him a´
talking at last�察�and we had it all out before ever I closed my eyes that night。
The bride might well be a great fortuneshe was a JEWISH by all
accounts�察�who are famous for their great riches。 I had never seen any of
that tribe or nation before�察�and could only gather that she spoke a strange
kind of English of her own�察�that she could not abide pork or sausages�察�and
went neither to church or mass。 Mercy upon his honour's poor soul�察�
thought I�察�what will become of him and his�察�and all of us�察�with his heretic
blackamoor at the head of the Castle Rackrent estate�拭 �I never slept a
wink all night for thinking of it�察�but before the servants I put my pipe in
my mouth�察�and kept my mind to myself�察�for I had a great regard for the
family�察 �and after this�察 �when strange gentlemen's servants came to the
house�察�and would begin to talk about the bride�察�I took care to put the best
foot foremost�察�and passed her for a nabob in the kitchen�察�which accounted
for her dark complexion and everything。
The very morning after they came home�察�however�察�I saw plain enough
how things were between Sir Kit and my lady�察�though they were walking
together arm in arm after breakfast�察�looking at the new building and the
improvements。
'Old Thady��' said my master�察�just as he used to do�察�'how do you do��'
'Very well�察�I thank your honour's honour��' said I�察�but I saw he was not
well pleased�察�and my heart was in my mouth as I walked along after him。
'Is the large room damp�察�Thady��~ said his honour。
'Oh damp�察�your honour� �how should it be but as dry as a bone��' says I�察�
'after all the fires we have kept in it day and night�拭�It's the barrack´room
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your honour's talking on ��See GLOSSARY 20�А�'
'And what is a barrack´room�察�pray�察�my dear��' were the first words I
ever heard out of my lady's lips。
'No matter�察�my dear��' said he�察�and went on talking to me�察�ashamed´like
I should witness her ignorance。 To be sure�察�to hear her talk one might
have taken her for an innocent ��See GLOSSARY 21�В察�for it was�察�'What's
this�察�Sir Kit�拭 �and what's that�察�Sir Kit��' all the way we went。 To be sure�察�
Sir Kit had enough to do to answer her。
'And what do you call that�察�Sir Kit ��' said she�察�'that that looks like a
pile of black bricks�察�pray�察�Sir Kit��'
'My turf´stack�察�my dear��' said my master�察�and bit his lip。
Where have you lived�察�my lady�察�all your life�察�not to know a turf´ stack
when you see it�拭 �thought I�察 �but I said nothing。 Then by and by she
takes out her glass�察�and begins spying over the country。
'And what's all that black swamp out yonder�察�Sir Kit��' says she。
'My bog�察�my dear��' says he�察�and went on whistling。
'It's a very ugly prospect�察�my dear��' says she。
'You don't see it�察�my dear��' says he�察�'for we've planted it out�察�when the
trees grow up in summer´time' says he。
'Where are the trees��' said she�察 �'my dear��' still looking through her
glass。
'You are blind�察�my dear��' says he�察�'what are these under your eyes��'
'These shrubs��' said she。
'Trees��' said he。
'Maybe they are what you call trees in Ireland�察�my dear��' said she�察�'but
they are not a yard high�察�are they��'
'They were planted out but last year�察�my lady��' says I�察�to soften matters
between them�察�for I saw she was going the way to make his honour mad
with her�此 �'they are very well grown for their age�察�and you'll not see the
bog of Allyballycarrick´o'shaughlin at´ all´at´all through the skreen�察�when
once the leaves come out。 But�察 �my lady�察 �you must not quarrel with any
part or parcel of Allyballycarricko'shaughlin�察 �for you don't know how
many hundred years that same bit of bog has been in the family�察�we would
not part with the bog of Allyballycarricko'shaughlin upon no account at all�察�
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it cost the late Sir Murtagh two hundred good pounds to defend his title to
it and boundaries against the O'Learys�察�who cut a road through it。'
Now one would have thought this would have been hint enough for
my lady�察�but she fell to laughing like one out of their right mind�察�and made
me say the name of the bog over�察�for her to get it by heart�察�a dozen times�察�
then she must ask me how to spell it�察�and what was the meaning of it in
EnglishSir Kit standing by whistling all the while。 I verily believed she
laid the corner´ stone of all her future misfortunes at that very instant�察�but I
said no more�察�only looked at Sir Kit。
There were no balls�察 �no dinners�察 �no doings�察 �the country was all
disappointedSir Kit's gentleman said in a whisper to me�察�it was all my
lady's own fault�察�because she was so obstinate about the cross。
'What cross��' says I�察 �'is it about her being a heretic��'
'Oh�察�no such matter��' says he�察�'my master does not mind her heresies�察�
but her diamond cross it's worth I can't tell you how much�察�and she has
thousand