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reception which Ireland gave Sir Walter was a warm´hearted ovation。                          'It 

would   be   endless   to   enumerate   the   distinguished   persons   who�察  �morning 

after morning�察�crowded to his levee in St。 Stephen's Green��' says Lockhart�察�

and     he  quotes    an   old   saying    of   Sir  Robert     Peel's�察  �'that  Sir  Walter's 

reception in the High Street of Edinburgh is 1822 was the first thing that 

gave   him  ��Peel��   a   notion   of   the   electric   shock   of   a   nation's   gratitude。'   'I 

doubt if even that scene surpassed what I myself witnessed��' continues the 

biographer�察�'when Sir Walter returned down Dame Street after inspecting 

the Castle of Dublin。' 

     From   ovations   to   friendship   it   was   Sir   Walter's   inclination   to   turn。 

On     the  1st   August    he   came    to  Edgeworthstown�察        �accompanied        by   his 

family。     'We remained there for several days�察�making excursions to Loch 

Oel�察  �etc。   Mr。   Lovell   Edgeworth   had   his   classical   mansion   filled   every 

evening with a succession of distinguished friends。                   Here�察�above all�察�we 

had   the   opportunity   of   seeing   in   what   universal   respect   and   comfort   a 

gentleman's family may live in that country�察�provided only they live there 

habitually and do their duty。 。 。 。 Here we found neither mud hovels nor 

naked peasantry�察�but snug cottages and smiling faces all about。 。 。 。 Here 

too we pleased ourselves with recognising some of the sweetest features in 

Goldsmith's   picture   of   ;Sweet Auburn�            �loveliest   village   of   the   plain。;' 

Oliver      Goldsmith       received     his   education      at   this    very    school     of 

Edgeworthstown�察  �and   Pallas   More�察  �the   little   hamlet   where   the   author   of 

THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD first saw the light�察�is still�察�as it was then�察�

the property of the Edgeworths。 

     So Scott came to visit his little friend�察�and the giant was cheered and 

made      welcome      by   her  charming      hospitality。     It  was    a  last  gleam     of 

sunshine in that noble life。         We instinctively feel how happy they all were 

in each other's good company。             We can almost overhear some of their talk�察�

as they walk together under the shade of the trees of the park。                      One can 



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imagine      him    laughing    in  his   delightful    hearty   way�察   �half  joking�察   �half 

caressing。 Lockhart had used some phrase ��it is Lockhart who tells us the 

story�� which conveyed the impression that he suspects poets and novelists 

of looking at life and at the world chiefly as materials for art。               'A soft and 

pensive shade came over Scott's face。              ;I fear you have some very young 

ideas in your head�察─�he says。          ;God help us�察�what a poor world this would 

be if that were the true doctrine�         �I have read books enough�察�and observed 

and conversed with enough eminent minds in my time�察�but I assure you I 

have heard higher sentiments from the lips of poor uneducated men and 

women�察�exerting the spirit of severe yet gentle heroism�察�or speaking their 

simple thoughts�察�than I ever met with out of the pages of the Bible。                      We 

shall never learn to feel and respect our real calling unless we have taught 

ourselves      to   consider    everything      as   moonshine       compared      with    the 

education of   the heart�察�'   said   the great   teacher。       'Maria   did   not   listen   to 

this without some water in her eyes��her tears are always ready when a 

generous   string   is   touched��but   she   brushed   them   gaily   aside�察  �and   said�察�

;You see  how  it   is�此    �Dean   Swift   said he had   written   his books   in   order 

that people should learn to treat him like a great lord�察�Sir Walter writes his 

in order that he might be able to treat his people as a great lord ought to 

do。;' 

     Years      and     years      afterwards      Edward        Fitzgerald      stayed      at 

Edgeworthstown�察  �and   he   also   carries   us   there   in   one   of   his   letters。 He 

had been at college with Mr。 Frank Edgeworth�察�who had succeeded to the 

estate�察�and had now in 1828 come to stay with him。                    The host had been 

called   away�察  �but   the   guest   describes   his   many   hostesses�此     �'Edgeworth's 

mother�察�aged seventy´four�察�his sister�察�the great Maria�察�aged seventy´two�察�

and   another   cousin   or   something。        All   these   people   were   pleasant   and 

kind�察�the  house pleasant�察 �the  grounds   ditto�察�a  good   library�察 �so   here  I  am 

quite   at   home�察  �but   surely   must   go   to   England   soon。'   One   can   imagine 

Fitzgerald sitting in the library with his back to the window and writing 

his   letters   and   reading   his   thirty´two   sets   of   novels�察  �while   the   rain   is 

steadily pouring outside�察�and the Great Authoress ��so he writes her down�� 

as busy as a bee sitting by chattering and making a catalogue of her books。 

'We talk about Walter Scott�察�whom she adores�察�and are merry all day long��' 



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he says。     'When I began this letter I thought I had something to say�察�but I 

believe the truth was I had nothing to do。' 

     Two years later Mr。 Fitzgerald is again there and writing to Frederick 

Tennyson�此      �'I set sail from Dublin to´morrow night�察�bearing the heartfelt 

regrets of all the people of Ireland with me。'              Then comes a flash of his 

kind   searching   lantern�此     �'I   had   a   pleasant   week   with   Edgeworth。       He 

farms and is a justice�察�and goes to sleep on the sofa of evenings。                   At odd 

moments   he   looks   into   Spinoza   and   Petrarch。       People   respect   him   very 

much in these parts。'        Edward Fitzgerald seems to have had a great regard 

for   his   host�察 �the   more    he  knows     him   the   more    he  cares   for  him�察   �he 

describes   him  'firing   away  about   the odes   of   Pindar。'       They  fired   noble 

broadsides those men of the early Victorian times�察�and when we listen we 

still seem to hear their echoes rolling into the far distance。              Mr。 Fitzgerald 

ends   his   letter   with   a   foreboding   too   soon   to   be   realised�此  �'Old   Miss 

Edgeworth   is   wearing   away。        She   has   a   capital   bright   soul�察  �which   even 

now shines   quite   youthfully  through   her   faded   carcase。'         It   was   in   May 

1849 that Maria Edgeworth went to her rest。                  She died almost suddenly�察�

with no long suffering�察�in the arms of her faithful friend and step´ mother。 



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                    NOTES ON 'CASTLE 

                            RACKRENT' 



    In 1799�察�When Maria was in London�察�she and her father went to call 

upon Mr。 Johnson�察�the bookseller�察�who was then imprisoned in the King's 

Bench for a publication which was considered to be treasonable�察�and they 

probably then and there arranged with him for the publication of CASTLE 

RACKRENT�察  �for   in   January   1800�察  �writing   to   her   cousin�察  �Miss   Ruxton�察�

Maria says�察�'Will you tell me what means you have of getting parcels from 

London to Arundel�察�because I wish to send my aunt a few popular tales。 。 。 。 

We have begged Johnson to send CASTLE RACKRENT�察�and hope it has 

reached you。      DO NOT MENTION THAT IT IS OURS。' 

     The   second   edition   of   CASTLE   RACKRENT   came   out   with   Miss 

Edgeworth's   name   to   it   in   1811。 'Its   success   was   so   t

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