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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
heada piece o