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Not a tree stood near the 'town' of Ballymakilty, but the wild crags, the sparkling waters, the broad open hills, and the bogs, with their intensely purple horizon, held fast upon his heart; and he told of white sands, reported to be haunted by mermaids, and crevices of rock where the tide roared, and gave rise to legends of sea monsters, and giants turned to stone.
'You see he had too much manners to say that such a personable young gentleman, speaking such correct English, could be no other than an Irishman, so I made my bow, and said the car and I were both from County Galway, and we were straight as good friends as if we'd hunted together at Ballymakilty.
So when I began to tell him how it began from Tigearnach, the O'More of Ballymakilty, that was Tanist of Connaught, in the time of King Mac Murrough, and that killed Phadrig the O'Donoghoe in single combat at the fight of Shoch-knockmorty, and bit off his nose, calling it a sweet morsel of revenge, what does he do but tell me I was mad, and that he would have none of my nonsensical tales of the savage Irish.
'Good morning; only, Ulick, excuse me, but let me give you a hint; if the situation is to like you, you must mind your Irish. 'Then you must not warm my heart with your kindness, was the answer. 'No, no, never fear, when I'm not with any one who has seen Ballymakilty, I can speak English so that I could not be known for a Galway man.
Such glee danced in his eyes, there was such suppressed joyousness in his countenance, and his step was so much nearer a dance than a walk, that his very air well-nigh betrayed what was to be an absolute secret, till there had been an answer from Ballymakilty, until which time Genevieve would not rest in the hope of a happy future, nor give up her fears that she had not brought pain upon him.
Kendal whom he had to thank for the blessing of his life. Had poor Miss Goldsmith's description of Miss Durant's birth, parentage, and education been the only one that had reached Ballymakilty, a prohibition would assuredly have been issued; but he was left sufficiently free to satisfy his own conscience, and before Genevieve had surmounted half her scruples, the whole town was ringing with the news, though no one could guess how it had got wind.
He treated us as cousins no more he would act in the same manner by any of the Miss O'Mores of Ballymakilty, nay, by Jane Northover herself. We did not allow for Irish manner. 'If so, he had no right to do so. I shall never wish to see him here again. 'No, mamma, he did not know the folly he had to deal with. Next time I meet him, I shall know how to be really indifferent.
'At least, said Albinia, repressing her deduction as to the big house of Ballymakilty, 'you have no particular love for the locality the river smell the stock of good leather, &c. 'It's all Bayford and town smell together, said Ulick; 'I never thought one part worse than another, begging your pardon, Mrs. Kendal.
Kendal, and scarcely a day had passed before they were on terms of intimacy, almost like an elder and younger brother. Admitted into the family as a connexion, Ulick at once viewed the girls as cousins, and treated them with the same easy grace of good-natured familiarity as if they had been any of the nineteen Miss O'Mores around Ballymakilty. 'How is your head now? asked Mr. Kendal.
You know I never undertake to recollect any but your real cousins out of the thirty-six. 'For shame, Albinia, I have so often told you about Ellen. I'm sure you can't forget. Her husband is my sister's brother-in-law's cousin. 'Oh, Winifred, Winifred! 'But I tell you, her husband is the third son of old Mr. O'More of Ballymakilty, and was in the army.
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