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third I mean to add if you should think proper to make over to me all your 

right and title to those lands that you know of。' 

     'I'll consider of it��' said my master�察�and a great deal more�察�that I was 

tired listening to�察�was said by Jason�察�and all that�察�and the sight of the ready 

cash upon the bed�察�worked with his honour�察�and the short and the long of it 

was�察  �Sir   Condy   gathered   up   the   golden   guineas�察  �and   tied   them   up   in   a 

handkerchief�察�and signed some paper Jason brought with him as usual�察�and 

there was an end of the business�此�Jason took himself away�察�and my master 

turned himself round and fell asleep again。 

     I   soon   found   what   had   put   Jason   in   such   a   hurry   to   conclude   this 

business。   The   little    gossoon   we      had   sent   off  the   day   before   with    my 

master's compliments to Mount Juliet's Town�察�and to know how my lady 

did after her accident�察�was stopped early this morning�察�coming back with 

his   answer   through   O'Shaughlin's   Town�察  �at   Castle   Rackrent�察  �by   my   son 



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Jason�察�and questioned of all he knew of my lady from the servant at Mount 

Juliet's   Town�察   �and    the  gossoon     told  him   my    Lady    Rackrent     was   not 

expected to live over night�察�so Jason thought it high time to he moving to 

the Lodge�察�to make his bargain with my master about the jointure afore it 

should be too late�察�and afore  the little gossoon should reach us with   the 

news。 My master was greatly vexedthat is�察�I may say�察�as much as ever I 

seen   him   when   he   found   how   he   had   been   taken   in�察  �but   it   was   some 

comfort to have the ready cash for immediate consumption in the house�察�

anyway。 

     And when Judy came up that evening�察�and brought the childer to see 

his   honour�察  �he   unties   the   handkerchief�察  �andGod   bless   him�   �whether   it 

was little or much he had�察�'twas all the same with himhe gives 'em all 

round guineas apiece。 

     'Hold up your head��' says my shister to Judy�察�as Sir Condy was busy 

filling out a glass of punch for her eldest boy'Hold up your head�察�Judy�察�

for who knows but we may live to see you yet at the head of the Castle 

Rackrent estate��' 

     'Maybe so��' says she�察�'but not the way you are thinking of。' 

     I   did   not   rightly   understand   which   way   Judy   was   looking   when   she 

made this speech till a while after。 

     'Why�察�Thady�察�you were telling me yesterday that Sir Condy had sold 

all   entirely   to  Jason�察   �and   where    then   does    all  them    guineas    in  the 

handkerchief come from��' 

     'They are the purchase´money of my lady's jointure��' says I。 

     Judy looks a little bit puzzled at this。 'A penny for your thoughts�察�Judy��' 

says my shister�察�'hark�察�sure Sir Condy is drinking her health。' 

     He was at the table in the room ��THE ROOMthe principal room in 

the house�В察�drinking with the excise´man and the gauger�察�who came up to 

see his honour�察�and we were standing over the fire in the kitchen。 

     'I don't much care is he drinking my health or not��' says Judy�察�'and it is 

not Sir Condy I'm thinking of�察�with all your jokes�察�whatever he is of me。' 

     'Sure you wouldn't refuse to be my Lady Rackrent�察�Judy�察�if you had the 

offer��'    says I。 

     'But if I could do better��' says she。 



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     'How better��' says I and my shister both at once。 

     'How better��' says she。 'Why�察�what signifies it to be my Lady Rackrent 

and no castle�拭      �Sure what good is the car�察�and no horse to draw it��' 

     'And where will ye get the horse�察�Judy��'            says I。 

     'Never mind that��' says she�察�'maybe it is your own son Jason might find 

that。' 

     'Jason��' says I�察�'don't be trusting to him�察�Judy。            Sir Condy�察�as I have 

good     reason    to   know�察   �spoke     well   of   you   when     Jason    spoke    very 

indifferently of you�察�Judy。' 

     'No matter��' says Judy�察�'it's often men speak the contrary just to what 

they think of us。' 

     'And you the same way of them�察�no doubt��' answered I。                  'Nay�察�don't he 

denying it�察�Judy�察�for I think the better of ye for it�察�and shouldn't be proud 

to call ye the daughter of a shister's son of mine�察�if I was to hear ye talk 

ungrateful�察�and anyway disrespectful of his honour。' 

     'What disrespect��' says she�察�'to say I'd rather�察�if it was my luck�察�be the 

wife of another man��' 

     'You'll    have    no   luck�察  �mind    my    words�察   �Judy��'   says   I�察 �and    all  I 

remembered about my poor master's goodness in tossing up for her afore 

he married at all came across me�察�and I had a choking in my throat that 

hindered me to say more。 

     'Better   luck�察  �anyhow�察  �Thady��'   says   she�察  �'than   to   be   like   some   folk�察�

following the fortunes of them that have none left。' 

     Oh� �King of Glory��' says I�察�'hear the pride and ungratitude of her�察�and 

he giving his last guineas but a minute ago to her childer�察�and she with the 

fine shawl on her he made her a present of but yesterday��' 

     'Oh�察  �troth�察  �Judy�察  �you're   wrong   now��'   says   my   shister�察  �looking   at   the 

shawl。 

     'And was not he wrong yesterday�察�then��' says she�察�'to be telling me I 

was greatly altered�察�to affront me��' 

     'But�察�Judy��' says I�察�'what is it brings you here then at all。 in the mind 

you are in�察�is it to make Jason think the better of you��' 

     'I'll tell you no more of my secrets�察�Thady��' says she�察�'nor would have 

told you this much�察�had I taken you for such an unnatural fader as I find 



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you are�察�not to wish your own son prefarred to another。' 

     'Oh�察�troth�察�you are wrong now�察�Thady��' says my shister。 

     Well�察�I was never so put to it in my life�此�between these womens�察�and 

my  son   and   my  master�察 �and   all   I  felt   and thought   just   now�察 �I  could   not�察�

upon my conscience�察�tell which was the wrong from the right。                         So I said 

not a word more�察�but was only glad his honour had not the luck to hear all 

Judy had been saying of him�察�for I reckoned it would have gone nigh to 

break his heart�察�not that I was of opinion he cared for her as much as she 

and my shister fancied�察�but the ungratitude of the whole from Judy might 

not   plase   him�察  �and   he   could   never   stand   the   notion   of   not   being   well 

spoken   of   or   beloved   like   behind   his   back。      Fortunately   for   all   parties 

concerned�察�he was so much elevated at this time�察�there was no danger of 

his understanding anything�察�even if it had reached his ears。                     There was a 

great   horn   at   the   Lodge�察  �ever   since   my   master   and   Captain   Moneygawl 

was in together�察�that used to belong originally to the celebrated Sir Patrick�察�

his   ancestor�察  �and   his   honour   was   fond   often   of   telling   the   story   that   he 

learned from me when a child�察�how Sir Patrick drank the full of this horn 

without   stopping�察  �and   this   was   what   no   other   man   afore   or   since   could 

without   drawing   breath。         Now   Sir   Condy   challenged   the   gauger�察  �who 

seemed to think little of the horn�察�to swallow the contents�察�and had it filled 

to the brim with punch�察�and the gauger said it was what he could not do 

for nothing�察�but he'd hold Sir Condy a hundred guineas he'd do it。 

     'Done��'   says   my   master�察  �'I'll   lay   you   a   hundred   golden   guineas   to   a 

tester   you   don't。'   ��TESTER�此  �sixpence�察  �from   the   French   word   TETE�察  �a 

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