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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