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potatoes�察 。�MY LITTLE POTATOES。Thady does not mean by this
expression that his potatoes were less than other people's�察�or less than the
usual size。 LITTLE is here used only as an Italian diminutive�察�expressive
of fondness。�А�and put up my bed there�察�and every post´day I looked in the
newspaper�察�but no news of my master in the House�察�he never spoke good
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or bad�察�but�察�as the butler wrote down word to my son Jason�察�was very ill´
used by the Government about a place that was promised him and never
given�察�after his supporting them against his conscience very honourably�察�
and being greatly abused for it�察 �which hurt him greatly�察 �he having the
name of a great patriot in the country before。 The house and living in
Dublin too were not to be had for nothing�察 �and my son Jason said�察 �'Sir
Condy must soon be looking out for a new agent�察�for I've done my part�察�
and can do no more。 If my lady had the bank of Ireland to spend�察 �it
would go all in one winter�察 �and Sir Condy would never gainsay her�察�
though he does not care the rind of a lemon for her all the while。'
Now I could not bear to hear Jason giving out after this manner against
the family�察�and twenty people standing by in the street。 Ever since he had
lived at the Lodge of his own he looked down�察�howsomever�察�upon poor
old Thady�察�and was grown quite a great gentleman�察�and had none of his
relations near him�察�no wonder he was no kinder to poor Sir Condy than to
his own kith or kin。 ��KITH AND KIN�此 �family or relations。 KIN from
KIND�察�KITH from we know not what。�А�In the spring it was the villain that
got the list of the debts from him brought down the custodiam�察�Sir Condy
still attending his duty in Parliament and I could scarcely believe my own
old eyes�察�or the spectacles with which I read it�察�when I was shown my son
Jason's name joined in the custodiam�察�but he told me it was only for form's
sake�察�and to make things easier than if all the land was under the power of
a total stranger。 Well�察 �I did not know what to think�察 �it was hard to be
talking ill of my own�察�and I could not but grieve for my poor master's fine
estate�察 �all torn by these vultures of the law�察 �so I said nothing�察 �but just
looked on to see how it would all end。
It was not till the month of June that he and my lady came down to the
country。 My master was pleased to take me aside with him to the
brewhouse that same evening�察 �to complain to me of my son and other
matters�察�in which he said he was confident I had neither art nor part�察�he
said a great deal more to me�察�to whom he had been fond to talk ever since
he was my white´headed boy before he came to the estate�察�and all that he
said about poor Judy I can never forget�察�but scorn to repeat。 He did not
say an unkind word of my lady�察 �but wondered�察 �as well he might�察 �her
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relations would do nothing for him or her�察�and they in all this great distress。
He did not take anything long to heart�察�let it be as it would�察�and had no
more malice or thought of the like in him than a child that can't speak�察�this
night it was all out of his head before he went to his bed。 He took his jug
of whisky´ punchmy lady was grown quite easy about the whisky´punch
by this time�察�and so I did suppose all was going on right betwixt them till I
learnt the truth through Mrs。 Jane�察 �who talked over the affairs to the
housekeeper�察 �and I within hearing。 The night my master came home�察�
thinking of nothing at all but just making merry�察�he drank his bumper toast
'to the deserts of that old curmudgeon my father´in´law�察�and all enemies at
Mount Juliet's Town。' Now my lady was no longer in the mind she
formerly was�察�and did noways relish hearing her own friends abused in her
presence�察�she said。
'Then why don't they show themselves your friends ' said my master�察�
'and oblige me with the loan of the money I condescended�察�by your advice�察�
my dear�察�to ask�拭 �It's now three posts since I sent off my letter�察�desiring in
the postscript a speedy answer by the return of the post�察�and no account at
all from them yet。'
'I expect they'll write to ME next post��' says my lady�察�and that was all
that passed then�察�but it was easy from this to guess there was a coolness
betwixt them�察�and with good cause。
The next morning�察�being post´day�察�I sent off the gossoon early to the
post´office�察�to see was there any letter likely to set matters to rights�察�and he
brought back one with the proper post´ mark upon it�察�sure enough�察�and I
had no time to examine or make any conjecture more about it�察�for into the
servants' hall pops Mrs。 Jane with a blue bandbox in her hand�察 �quite
entirely mad。
'Dear ma'am�察�and what's the matter��' says I。
'Matter enough��' says she�察�'don't you see my bandbox is wet through�察�
and my best bonnet here spoiled�察 �besides my lady's�察 �and all by the rain
coming in through that gallery window that you might have got mended if
you'd had any sense�察�Thady�察�all the time we were in town in the winter��'
'Sure�察�I could not get the glazier�察�ma'am��' says I。
'You might have stopped it up anyhow��' says she。
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'So I�察�did�察�ma'am�察�to the best of my ability�察�one of the panes with the
old pillow´case�察�and the other with a piece of the old stage green curtain。
Sure I was as careful as possible all the time you were away�察 �and not a
drop of rain came in at that window of all the windows in the house�察�all
winter�察�ma'am�察�when under my care�察�and now the family's come home�察�and
it's summer´time�察�I never thought no more about it�察�to be sure�察�but dear�察�it's
a pity to think of your bonnet�察�ma'am。 But here's what will please you�察�
ma'ama letter from Mount Juliet's Town for my lady。
With that she snatches it from me without a word more�察�and runs up
the back stairs to my mistress�察 �I follows with a slate to make up the
window。 This window was in the long passage�察�or gallery�察 �as my lady
gave out orders to have it called�察 �in the gallery leading to my master's
bedchamber and hers。 And when I went up with the slate�察 �the door
having no lock�察�and the bolt spoilt�察�was ajar after Mrs。 Jane�察�and�察�as I was
busy with the window�察�I heard all that was saying within。
'Well�察�what's in your letter�察�Bella�察�my dear��' says he�此�'you're a long
time spelling it over。'
'Won't you shave this morning�察 �Sir Condy��' says she�察 �and put the
letter into her pocket。
'I shaved the day before yesterday��' said he�察 �'my dear�察 �and that's not
what I'm thinking of now�察�but anything to oblige you�察�and to have peace
and quietness�察 �my dear'and presently I had a glimpse of him at the
cracked glass over the chimney´piece�察 �standing up shaving himself to
please my lady。 But she took no notice�察�but went on reading her book�察�
and Mrs�察�Jane doing her hair behind。
'What is it you're reading there�察�my dear��phoo�察�I've cut myself with
t