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Sir   Condy   was   obliged   to   pass   new   bonds   for   the   interest�察  �now   grown 

principal�察�and so on。         Whilst this was going on�察�my son requiring to be 

paid for his trouble and many years' service in the family gratis�察�and Sir 

Condy not willing to take his affairs into his own hands�察�or to look them 

even in the face�察�he gave my son a bargain of some acres which fell out of 

lease   at   a   reasonable   rent。  Jason   set   the   land�察  �as soon   as his lease   was 

sealed�察  �to   under´tenants�察  �to   make   the   rent�察  �and   got   two   hundred   a   year 

profit   rent�察  �which   was   little   enough   considering   his   long   agency。      He 

bought the land at twelve years' purchase two years afterwards�察�when Sir 

Condy was pushed for money on an execution�察�and was at the same time 

allowed for his improvements thereon。              There was a sort of hunting´lodge 

upon the estate�察�convenient to my son Jason's land�察�which he had his eye 



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upon about this time�察�and he was a little jealous of Sir Condy�察�who talked 

of   setting   it   to   a   stranger   who   was   just   come   into   the   countryCaptain 

Moneygawl   was   the   man。   He   was   son   and   heir   to   the   Moneygawls   of 

Mount Juliet's Town�察�who had a great estate in the next county to ours�察�and 

my master was loth to disoblige the young gentleman�察�whose heart was set 

upon the Lodge�察�so he wrote him back that the Lodge was at his service�察�

and   if   he   would   honour   him   with   his   company  at   Castle   Rackrent�察  �they 

could ride over together some   morning and look at it before signing the 

lease。    Accordingly�察�the captain came over to us�察�and he and Sir Condy 

grew the greatest friends ever you see�察�and were for ever out a´shooting or 

hunting together�察�and were very merry in the evenings�察�and Sir Condy was 

invited of course to Mount Juliet's Town�察�and the family intimacy that had 

been in Sir Patrick's time was now recollected�察�and nothing would serve 

Sir   Condy   but   he   must   be   three   times   a   week   at   the   least   with   his   new 

friends�察    �which    grieved    me�察   �who    knew�察   �by    the  captain's    groom     and 

gentleman�察�how  they  talked of   him  at   Mount Juliet's Town�察 �making him 

quite�察�as one may say�察�a laughing´stock and a butt for the whole company�察�

but they were soon cured of that by an accident that surprised 'em not a 

little�察�as it did me。      There was a bit of a scrawl found upon the waiting´ 

maid of old Mr。 Moneygawl's youngest daughter�察�Miss Isabella�察�that laid 

open the whole�察�and her father�察�they say�察�was like one out of his right mind�察�

and swore it was the last thing he ever should have thought of�察�when he 

invited my master to his house�察�that his daughter should think of such a 

match。      But   their   talk   signified   not   a   straw�察  �for   as   Miss   Isabella's   maid 

reported�察�her young mistress was fallen over head and ears in love with Sir 

Condy from the first time that ever her brother brought him into the house 

to dinner。     The servant who waited that day behind my master's chair was 

the first who knew it�察�as he says�察�though it's hard to believe him�察�for he did 

not tell it till a great while afterwards�察�but�察�however�察�it's likely enough�察�as 

the thing turned out�察�that he was not far out of the way�察�for towards the 

middle   of   dinner�察  �as   he   says�察  �they  were   talking   of   stage´plays�察  �having   a 

playhouse�察�and being great play´actors at Mount Juliet's Town�察�and Miss 

Isabella turns short to my master�察�and says�此�

     'Have you seen the play´bill�察�Sir Condy��' 



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     'No�察�I have not��' said he。 

     'Then more shame for you��' said the captain her brother�察�'not to know 

that my sister is to play Juliet to´night�察�who plays it better than any woman 

on or off the stage in all Ireland。' 

     'I   am   very   happy   to   hear   it��'   said   Sir   Condy�察  �and   there   the   matter 

dropped for the present。 

     But   Sir   Condy   all   this   time�察  �and   a   great   while   afterwards�察  �was   at   a 

terrible nonplus�察�for he had no liking�察�not he�察�to stage´plays�察�nor to Miss 

Isabella eitherto his mind�察�as it came out over a bowl of whisky´punch at 

home�察�his little Judy M'Quirk�察�who was daughter to a sister's son of mine�察�

was   worth   twenty   of   Miss   Isabella。         He   had   seen   her   often   when   he 

stopped   at   her   father's   cabin   to   drink   whisky   out   of   the   eggshell�察  �out 

hunting�察  �before   he   came   to   the   estate�察  �and�察  �as   she   gave   out�察  �was   under 

something   like   a   promise   of   marriage to her。          Anyhow�察 �I   could not   but 

pity my poor master�察�who was so bothered between them�察�and he an easy´ 

hearted man�察�that could not disoblige nobodyGod bless him�                        �To be sure�察�

it   was   not   his   place   to   behave   ungenerous   to   Miss   Isabella�察  �who   had 

disobliged all her relations for his sake�察�as he remarked�察�and then she was 

locked   up   in   her   chamber�察  �and   forbid   to   think   of   him   any   more�察  �which 

raised his spirit�察�because his family was�察�as he observed�察�as good as theirs 

at any rate�察�and the Rackrents a suitable match for the Moneygawls any 

day in the year�察�all which was true enough。                 But it grieved me to see that�察�

upon the strength of all this�察�Sir Condy was growing more in the mind to 

carry off Miss Isabella to Scotland�察�in spite of her relations�察�as she desired。 

     'It's all over with our poor Judy��'            said I�察�with a heavy sigh�察�making 

bold to speak to him one night when he was a little cheerful�察�and standing 

in the servants' hall all alone with me as was often his custom。 

     'Not   at   all��'   said   he�察  �'I   never   was   fonder   of   Judy  than   at   this   present 

speaking�察  �and   to   prove   it to   you��'   said   heand   he   took   from   my   hand   a 

halfpenny change that I had just got along with my tobacco'and to prove 

it to you�察�Thady��' says he�察�'it's a toss´ up with me which I should marry this 

minute�察�her or Mr。 Moneygawl of Mount Juliet's Town's daughterso it is。' 

     Oh´boo�   �boo��'   ��Boo�   �Boo��an   exclamation   equivalent   to   PSHAW  or 

NONSENSE�А  �says   I�察  �making   light   of   it�察  �to   see   what   he   would   go   on   to 



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next�察  �'your   honour's   joking�察  �to   be   sure�察  �there's   no   compare   between   our 

poor Judy and Miss Isabella�察�who has a great fortune�察�they say。' 

     'I'm   not   a   man   to   mind   a   fortune�察  �nor   never   was��'   said   Sir   Condy�察�

proudly�察�'whatever her friends may say�察�and to make short of it��' says he�察�

'I'm come to a determination upon the spot。'                 With that he swore such a 

terrible   oath    as  made   me     cross   myself。     'And     by   this  book��'   said   he�察�

snatching up my ballad´book�察�mistaking it for my prayer´book�察�which lay 

in the window��'and by this book��' says he�察�'and by all the books that ever 

were shut and opened�察�it's come to a toss´up with me�察�and I'll stand or fall 

by   the   toss�察  �and   so   Thady�察  �hand   me   over   that   pin   ��PIN�察  �read   PEN。It 

formerly was        vulgarly pronounced PIN in Ireland�А�out of the ink´horn��' 

and he makes a cross on the smooth side of the halfpenny�察�'Judy M'Quirk��' 

says he�察�'her mark。' 

     ��HER MARK。It was the custom in Ireland for those who could not 

write   to   make   a   cross   to   stand   for   their   signature�察  �as   was   formerly   the 

practice of our   Engli

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