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     I goes out accordingly�察�and when I came back Jason was pointing to 

the balance�察�which was a terrible sight to my poor master。 

     'Pooh� �pooh� �pooh��' says he。          'Here's so many noughts they dazzle my 

eyes�察  �so   they   do�察  �and   put   me   in   mind   of   all   I   suffered   larning   of   my 

numeration   table�察  �when   I   was   a   boy   at   the   day´school   along   with   you�察�

Jasonunits�察     �tens�察 �hundreds�察    �tens   of   hundreds。     Is   the   punch    ready�察�

Thady��' says he�察�seeing me。 

     'Immediately�察  �the   boy   has   the   jug   in   his   hand�察  �it's   coming   upstairs�察�



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please your honour�察�as fast as possible��' says I�察�for I saw his honour was 

tired   out   of   his   life�察  �but   Jason�察  �very   short   and   cruel�察  �cuts   me   off   with 

'Don't be talking of punch yet awhile�察�it's no time for punch yet a bitunits�察�

tens�察�hundreds��' goes he on�察�counting over the master's shoulder�察�units�察�tens�察�

hundreds�察�thousands。 

     'A´a´ah�      �hold     your   hand��'    cries   my    master。    'Where      in   this  wide 

world am I to find hundreds�察�or units itself�察�let alone thousands��' 

     'The balance has been running on too long��' says Jason�察�sticking to him 

as I could not have done at the time�察�if you'd have given both the Indies 

and   Cork   to   boot�察  �'the   balance   has   been   running   on   too   long�察  �and   I'm 

distressed   myself   on   your   account�察  �Sir   Condy�察  �for   money�察  �and   the   thing 

must be settled now on the spot�察�and the balance cleared off��' says Jason。 

     'I'll thank you if you'll only show me how��' says Sir Condy。 

     'There's   but   one   way��'   says   Jason�察  �'and   that's   ready   enough。   When 

there's no cash�察�what can a gentleman do but go to the land��' 

     'How   can   you       go   to  the   land�察  �and   it   under  custodiam   to      yourself 

already��'      says Sir Condy�察�'and another custodiam hanging over it�拭                      �And 

no one at all can touch it�察�you know�察�but the custodees。' 

     'Sure�察�can't you sell�察�though at a loss�拭              �Sure you can sell�察�and I've a 

purchaser ready for you��' says Jason。 

     'Have   you   so��'      says   Sir   Condy。      'That's   a   great   point   gained。   But 

there's a thing now beyond all�察�that perhaps you don't know yet�察�barring 

Thady has let you into the secret。' 

     'Sarrah bit   of   a   secret�察  �or   anything   at   all   of   the   kind�察  �has   he   learned 

from   me   these   fifteen   weeks   come   St。   John's   Eve��'   says   I�察  �'for   we   have 

scarce   been   upon   speaking   terms   of   late。         But   what   is   it   your   honour 

means of a secret��' 

     'Why�察  �the   secret   of   the   little   keepsake   I   gave   my   Lady  Rackrent   the 

morning   she   left   us�察  �that   she   might   not   go   back   empty´handed   to   her 

friends。' 

     'My   Lady  Rackrent�察  �I'm  sure�察  �has   baubles   and   keepsakes   enough�察  �as 

those bills on the table will show��' says Jason�察�'but whatever it is��' says he�察�

taking up his pen�察�'we must add it to the balance�察�for to be sure it can't be 

paid for。' 



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     'No�察�nor can't till after my decease��' says Sir Condy�察�'that's one good 

thing。'    Then colouring up a good deal�察�he tells Jason of the memorandum 

of the five hundred a´year jointure he had settled upon my lady�察�at which 

Jason was indeed mad�察�and said a great deal in very high words�察�that it was 

using    a  gentleman      who    had   the   management       of  his   affairs�察 �and   was�察�

moreover�察�his principal creditor�察�extremely ill to do such a thing without 

consulting him�察�and against his knowledge and consent。                    To all which Sir 

Condy   had   nothing   to   reply�察  �but   that�察  �upon   his   conscience�察  �it   was   in   a 

hurry and without a moment's thought on his part�察�and he was very sorry 

for it�察�but if it was to do over again he would do the same�察�and he appealed 

to me�察�and I was ready to give my evidence�察�if that would do�察�to the truth 

of all he said。 

     So Jason with much ado was brought to agree to a compromise。 

     'The purchaser that I have ready��' says he�察�'will be much displeased�察�to 

be sure�察�at the encumbrance on the land�察�but I must see and manage him。 

Here's   a   deed   ready   drawn   up�察  �we   have   nothing   to   do   but   to   put   in   the 

consideration money and our names to it。' 

     'And how much am I going to sell��the lands of O'Shaughlin's Town�察�

and the lands of Gruneaghoolaghan�察�and the lands of Crookagnawaturgh��' 

says   he�察  �just   reading   to   himself。    'Andoh�察  �murder�察  �Jason�        �sure   you 

won't put this inthe castle�察�stable�察�and appurtenances of Castle Rackrent��' 

     'Oh�察�murder��'       says I�察�clapping my hands�察�'this is too bad�察�Jason。' 

     'Why  so��'      said   Jason。    'When   it's   all�察 �and   a   great   deal   more   to   the 

back of it�察�lawfully mine�察�was I to push for it。' 

     'Look at him��' says I�察�pointing to Sir Condy�察�who was just leaning back 

in his arm´chair�察�with his arms falling beside him like one stupefied�察�'is it 

you�察�Jason�察�that can stand in his presence�察�and recollect all he has been to 

us�察�and all we have been to him�察�and yet use him so at the last��' 

     'Who will you find to use him better�察�I ask you��'              said Jason�察�'if he can 

get a better purchaser�察�I'm content�察�I only offer to purchase�察�to make things 

easy�察�and oblige him�察�though I don't see what compliment I am under�察�if 

you    come     to  that。   I   have    never    had�察  �asked�察  �or   charged    more    than 

sixpence   in   the  pound�察  �receiver's   fees�察  �and   where   would   he   have   got   an 

agent for a penny less��' 



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     'Oh�察  �Jason�     �Jason�     �how   will   you   stand   to   this   in   the   face   of   the 

county�察�and all who know you��' says I�察�'and what will people think and say 

when they see you living here in Castle Rackrent�察�and the lawful owner 

turned out of the seat of his ancestors�察�without a cabin to put his head into�察�

or so much as a potato to eat��' 

     Jason�察�whilst I was saying this�察�and a great deal more�察�made me signs�察�

and winks�察�and frowns�察�but I took no heed�察�for I was grieved and sick at 

heart for my poor master�察�and couldn't but speak。 

     'Here's the punch��' says Jason�察�for the door opened�察�'here's the punch��' 

     Hearing that�察�my master starts up in his chair�察�and recollects himself�察�

and Jason uncorks the whisky。 

     'Set down the jug here��' says he�察�making room for it beside the papers 

opposite to Sir Condy�察�but still not stirring the deed that was to make over 

all。 

     Well�察  �I   was   in   great   hopes   he   had   some   touch   of   mercy   about   him 

when I saw him making the punch�察�and my master took a glass�察�but Jason 

put it back as he was going to fill again�察�saying�此             �'No�察�Sir Condy�察�it shan't 

be said of me I got your signature to this deed when you were half´seas 

over�此�you know your name and handwriting in that condition would not�察�if 

brought before the courts�察�benefit me a straw�察�wherefore�察�let us settle all 

before we go deeper into the punch´bowl。' 

     'Settle all as you will��' said Sir Condy�察�clapping his hands to his ears�察�

'but let me hear no more。         I'm bothered to death this night。' 

     'You've only to sign��' said Jason�察�putting the pen to him。 

     'Take all�察�and be content��' said my master。             So he signed�察�and the man 

who brought in the punch witnessed it�察�for I was not able�察�but cry

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