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off to her good health。
All this the butler told me�察 �who was going backwards and forwards
unnoticed with the jug�察 �and hot water�察 �and sugar�察 �and all he thought
wanting。 Upon my master's swallowing the last glass of whisky´punch
my lady burst into tears�察�calling him an ungrateful�察�base�察�barbarous wretch�察�
and went off into a fit of hysterics�察�as I think Mrs。 Jane called it�察�and my
poor master was greatly frightened�察�this being the first thing of the kind he
had seen�察 �and he fell straight on his knees before her�察 �and�察�like a good´
hearted cratur as he was�察�ordered the whisky´punch out of the room�察�and
bid 'em throw open all the windows�察�and cursed himself�此�and then my lady
came to herself again�察�and when she saw him kneeling there�察�bid him get
up�察�and not forswear himself any more�察�for that she was sure he did not
love her�察 �and never had。 This we learned from Mrs。 Jane�察 �who was the
only person left present at all this。
'My dear��' returns my master�察�thinking�察�to be sure�察�of Judy�察�as well he
might�察�'whoever told you so is an incendiary�察�and I'll have 'em turned out
of the house this minute�察�if you'll only let me know which of them it was。'
'Told me what��' said my lady�察�starting upright in her chair。
'Nothing at all�察�nothing at all��' said my master�察�seeing he had overshot
himself�察�and that my lady spoke at random�察�'but what you said just now�察�
that I did not love you�察�Bella�察�who told you that��'
'My own sense��' she said�察�and she put her handkerchief to her face�察�and
leant back upon Mrs。 Jane�察�and fell to sobbing as if her heart would break。
'Why now�察�Bella�察�this is very strange of you��' said my poor master�察�'if
nobody has told you nothing�察�what is it you are taking on for at this rate�察�
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and exposing yourself and me for this way��'
'Oh�察�say no more�察�say no more�察�every word you say kills me��' cried my
lady�察�and she ran on like one�察�as Mrs。 Jane says�察�raving�察�'Oh�察�Sir Condy�察�
Sir Condy� �I that had hoped to find in you'
'Why now�察 �faith�察 �this is a little too much�察 �do�察 �Bella�察 �try to recollect
yourself�察�my dear�察�am not I your husband�察�and of your own choosing�察�and
is not that enough��'
'Oh�察�too much� �too much��' cried my lady�察�wringing her hands。
'Why�察�my dear�察�come to your right senses�察�for the love of heaven。 See�察�
is not the whisky´punch�察�jug and bowl and all�察�gone out of the room long
ago�拭 �What is it�察�in the wide world�察�you have to complain of��'
But still my lady sobbed and sobbed�察 �and called herself the most
wretched of women�察 �and among other out´of´the´way provoking things�察�
asked my master�察�was he fit company for her�察�and he drinking all night�拭�
This nettling him�察�which it was hard to do�察�he replied�察�that as to drinking
all night�察�he was then as sober as she was herself�察�and that it was no matter
how much a man drank�察�provided it did noways affect or stagger him�此�that
as to being fit company for her�察�he thought himself of a family to be fit
company for any lord or lady in the land�察�but that he never prevented her
from seeing and keeping what company she pleased�察�and that he had done
his best to make Castle Rackrent pleasing to her since her marriage�察�
having always had the house full of visitors�察�and if her own relations were
not amongst them�察�he said that was their own fault�察�and their pride's fault�察�
of which he was sorry to find her ladyship had so unbecoming a share。
So concluding�察�he took his candle and walked off to his room�察�and my lady
was in her tantarums for three days after�察�and would have been so much
longer�察�no doubt�察�but some of her friends�察�young ladies�察�and cousins�察�and
second cousins�察 �came to Castle Rackrent�察 �by my poor master's express
invitation�察�to see her�察�and she was in a hurry to get up�察�as Mrs。 Jane called
it�察 �a play for them�察 �and so got well�察 �and was as finely dressed�察 �and as
happy to look at�察�as ever�察�and all the young ladies�察�who used to be in her
room dressing of her�察 �said in Mrs。 Jane's hearing that my lady was the
happiest bride ever they had seen�察�and that to be sure a love´ match was
the only thing for happiness�察�where the parties could any way afford it。
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As to affording it�察�God knows it was little they knew of the matter�察�my
lady's few thousands could not last for ever�察�especially the way she went
on with them�察 �and letters from tradesfolk came every post thick and
threefold�察�with bills as long as my arm�察�of years' and years' standing。 My
son Jason had 'em all handed over to him�察�and the pressing letters were all
unread by Sir Condy�察 �who hated trouble�察 �and could never be brought to
hear talk of business�察 �but still put it off and put it off�察 �saying�察 �'Settle it
anyhow��' or�察�'Bid 'em call again to´ morrow��' or�察�'Speak to me about it some
other time。' Now it was hard to find the right time to speak�察�for in the
mornings he was a´bed�察 �and in the evenings over his bottle�察 �where no
gentleman chooses to be disturbed。 Things in a twelvemonth or so came
to such a pass there was no making a shift to go on any longer�察�though we
were all of us well enough used to live from hand to mouth at Castle
Rackrent。 One day�察�I remember�察�when there was a power of company�察�all
sitting after dinner in the dusk�察�not to say dark�察�in the drawing´room�察�my
lady having rung five times for candles�察 �and none to go up�察 �the
housekeeper sent up the footman�察�who went to my mistress�察�and whispered
behind her chair how it was。
'My lady��' says he�察�'there are no candles in the house。'
'Bless me��' says she�察�'then take a horse and gallop off as fast as you can
to Carrick O'Fungus�察�and get some。'
'And in the meantime tell them to step into the playhouse�察�and try if
there are not some bits left��' added Sir Condy�察�who happened�察�to be within
hearing。 The man was sent up again to my lady�察�to let her know there
was no horse to go�察�but one that wanted a shoe。
'Go to Sir Condy then�察�I know nothing at all about the horses��' said my
lady�察 �'why do you plague me with these things��' How it was settled I
really forget�察�but to the best of my remembrance�察�the boy was sent down to
my son Jason's to borrow candles for the night。 Another time�察 �in the
winter�察�and on a desperate cold day�察�there was no turf in for the parlour
and above stairs�察�and scarce enough for the cook in the kitchen。 The little
GOSSOON was sent off to the neighbours�察�to see and beg or borrow some�察�
but none could he bring back with him for love or money�察 。�GOSSOON�此�
a little boyfrom the French word GARCON。 In most Irish families there
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used to be a barefooted gossoon�察�who was slave to the cook and the butler�察�
and who�察 �in fact�察 �without wages�察 �did all the hard work of the house。
Gossoons were always employed as messengers。 The Editor has known a
gossoon to go on foot�察�without shoes or stockings�察�fifty´one English miles
between sunrise and sunset。�А�so�察�as needs must�察�we were forced to trouble
Sir Condy'Well�察�and if there's no turf to