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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