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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

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