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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

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