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just   at   his   latter   end�察 �and   it   answered   beyond  anything�察  �and   there   was   a 

great throng of people�察�men�察�women�察�and childer�察�and there being only two 

rooms at the Lodge�察�except what   was locked up full of Jason's   furniture 

and things�察�the house was soon as full and fuller than it could hold�察�and the 

heat�察�and smoke�察�and noise wonderful great�察�and standing amongst them 

that were near the bed�察�but not thinking at all of the dead�察�I was startled by 

the sound   of   my  master's voice   from  under   the   greatcoats   that had   been 

thrown all at top�察�and I went close up�察�no one noticing。 

     'Thady��'   says   he�察  �'I've   had   enough   of   this�察  �I'm   smothering�察  �and   can't 

hear a word of all they're saying of the deceased。' 

     'God   bless   you�察  �and   lie   still   and   quiet��'   says   I�察  �'a   bit   longer�察  �for   my 

shister's afraid of ghosts�察�and would die on the spot with fright was she to 

see     you    come     to  life   all  on    a  sudden     this   way     without     the   least 

preparation。' 

     So he lays him still�察�though well nigh stifled�察�and I made all haste to 



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tell the secret of the joke�察�whispering to one and t'other�察�and there was a 

great surprise�察�but not so great as we had laid out it would。                   'And aren't 

we   to   have   the   pipes   and   tobacco�察  �after   coming   so   far   to´night��'   said 

some�察�but they were all well enough pleased when his honour got up to 

drink     with    them�察   �and   sent    for  more     spirits   from    a  shebeen´house 

��'Shebeen´      house��'   a  hedge     alehouse。     Shebeen      properly    means     weak�察�

small´ beer�察�taplash。�В察�where they very civilly let him have it upon credit。 

So the night passed off very merrily�察�but to my mind Sir Condy was rather 

upon the sad order in the midst of it all�察�not finding there had been such a 

great talk about himself after his death as he had always expected to hear。 

     The next morning�察�when the house was cleared of them�察�and none but 

my shister and   myself left   in the kitchen with   Sir Condy�察 �one opens  the 

door   and   walks   in�察  �and   who   should   it   be   but   Judy   M'Quirk   herself�    �I 

forgot    to   notice   that  she   had   been    married    long    since�察  �whilst   young 

Captain   Moneygawl   lived   at   the   Lodge�察  �to   the   captain's   huntsman�察  �who 

after a whilst 'listed and left her�察�and was killed in the wars。                 Poor Judy 

fell off greatly in her good looks after her being married a year or two�察�and 

being smoke´dried in the cabin�察�and neglecting herself like�察�it was hard for 

Sir Condy himself to know her again till she spoke�察�but when she says�察�'It's 

Judy M'Quirk�察�please your honour�察�don't you remember her��' 

     'Oh�察�Judy�察�is it you��' says his honour。 'Yes�察�sure�察�I remember you very 

well�察�but you're greatly altered�察�Judy��' 

     'Sure it's time for me��' says she。 'And I think your honour�察�since I seen 

you lastbut that's a great while agois altered too。' 

     'And with reason�察�Judy��' says Sir Condy�察�fetching a sort of a sigh。 'But 

how's this�察�Judy��'        he goes   on。     'I take it   a little amiss of you that   you 

were not at my wake last night。' 

     'Ah�察�don't be being jealous of that��' says she�察�'I didn't hear a sentence of 

your honour's wake till it was all over�察�or it would have gone hard with me 

but I would have been at it�察�sure�察�but I was forced to go ten miles up the 

country three days ago to a wedding of a relation of my own's�察�and didn't 

get home till   after the   wake was over。           But��' says she�察 �'it won't be so�察 �I 

hope�察�the next time�察�please your honour。'             ��At the coronation of one of our 

monarchs   the   King   complained   of   the   confusion   which   happened   in   the 



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procession。       'The    great   officer   who     presided    told   his  Majesty     that  'it 

should not be so next time。'�А�

     'That we shall see�察�Judy��' says his honour�察�'and maybe sooner than you 

think   for�察  �for   I've   been   very   unwell   this   while   past�察  �and   don't   reckon 

anyway I'm long for this world。' 

     At this Judy takes up the corner of her apron�察�and puts it first to one 

eye and then to t'other�察�being to   all appearance in   great trouble�察�and   my 

shister put in her word�察�and bid his honour have a good heart�察�for she was 

sure it was only the gout that Sir Patrick used to have flying about him�察�

and he ought to drink a glass or a bottle extraordinary to keep it out of his 

stomach�察�and he promised to take her advice�察�and sent out for more spirits 

immediately�察�and Judy made a sign to me�察�and I went over to the door to 

her�察  �and   she   said�察  �'I   wonder   to   see   Sir   Condy   so   low�此  �has   he   heard   the 

news��' 

     'What news��' says I。 

     'Didn't ye hear it�察�then��' says she�察�'my Lady Rackrent that was is kilt 

 ��See GLOSSARY 29�А�and lying for dead�察�and I don't doubt but it's all over 

with her by this time。' 

     'Mercy on us all��' says I�察�'how was it��' 

     'The   jaunting´car   it   was   that   ran   away   with   her��'   says   Judy。   'I   was 

coming   home   that   same   time   from   Biddy   M'Guggin's   marriage�察  �and   a 

great     crowd    of   people    too   upon     the  road�察   �coming     from    the   fair  of 

Crookaghnawaturgh�察  �and   I   sees   a   jaunting´car  standing   in   the   middle   of 

the road�察�and with the two wheels off and all tattered。                ;What's this�拭─�says 

I。   ;Didn't ye hear of it�拭─        �says they that were looking on�察 �it's my Lady 

Rackrent's   car�察  �that   was   running   away   from   her   husband�察  �and   the   horse 

took fright at a carrion that lay across the road�察�and so ran away with the 

jaunting´car�察  �and   my   Lady   Rackrent   and   her   maid   screaming�察  �and   the 

horse ran with them against a car that was coming from the fair with the 

boy asleep on it�察�and the lady's petticoat hanging out of the jaunting´car 

caught�察�and she was dragged I can't tell you how far upon the road�察�and it 

all   broken   up   with   the   stones   just   going   to   be   pounded�察  �and   one   of   the 

road´makers�察�with his   sledge´hammer in his hand�察�stops the horse at   the 

last�察  �but   my    Lady    Rackrent      was   all  kilt  and   smashed�察─     。�KILT     AND 



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SMASHED。Our   author   is   not   here   guilty   of   an   anti´climax。   The   mere 

English   reader�察  �from   a   similarity   of   sound   between   the   words   'kilt'   and 

'killed��' might be induced to suppose that their meanings are similar�察�yet 

they are not by any means in Ireland synonymous terms。                       Thus you may 

hear a man exclaim�察�'I'm kilt and murdered��' but he frequently means only 

that he has received a black eye or a slight contusion。                   'I'm kilt all over' 

means that he is in a worse state than being simply 'kilt。'                   Thus�察�'I'm kilt 

with the cold��' is nothing to 'I'm  kilt all over with the rheumatism。'�А �and 

they lifted her into a cabin hard by�察�and the maid was found after where 

she had been thrown in the gripe of a ditch�察�her cap and bonnet all full of 

bog water�察�and they say my lady can't live anyway。;                    Thady�察�pray now is 

it true what I'm told for sartain�察�that Sir Condy has made over all to your 

son Jason��' 

     'All��' says I。 

     'All entirely��' says she again。 

     'All entirely' says I。 

     'Then��' says she�察�'that's a great shame�察�but don't be telling Jason wha

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