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Is it to be this son of yours, or is it to be this other Fitzgerald of 'Appy 'Ouse? Now, if you ask me, I'm all for your son, though maybe he mayn't be all right as regards the dam." There was certainly some truth in what Aby had said with reference to his father. Mr. Mollett senior had never debated the matter in terms so sharp and decisive as these were.
Nothing indeed could be better than this, for bills so paid are seldom rigidly scrutinized. But of late, within the last week, Fanny's requests for funds had not been so promptly met, and only on the day before her visit to Kanturk she had been forced to get her father to take a bill from Mr. Mollett senior for 20l. at two months' date.
"Well, Mr. Mollett; I suppose you do not wish to contradict that?" "He can't, sir, whether he wish it or not," said Mrs. Mollett. "Could you show me that that marriage certificate?" asked Mr. Prendergast. Mrs. Mollett looked rather doubtful as to this.
Mollett was in truth the great man, the Warwick who was to make and unmake the kings of Castle Richmond. A month ago, and it had pleased Earl Mollett to say that Owen Fitzgerald should reign; but there had been a turn upon the cards, and now he, King Herbert, was to be again installed. He walked down all alone through St.
"Only I'll tell missus as how he was the man as come to Wales." And she did tell so much to her mistress as we have before learned. Mr. Mollett had gone down from Cork to Castle Richmond in one of those delightful Irish vehicles called a covered car. An inside-covered car is an equipage much given to shaking, seeing that it has a heavy top like a London cab, and that it runs on a pair of wheels.
"You're become uncommon fond of tea of late that is, for other people. I don't see you take much of it yourself." "A cup of tay is the thing to warm one afther such a journey as you've had; that's certain, Mr. Mollett," said Fanny. "Them's your ideas about warming, are they, my dear?" said the elderly gentleman.
Prendergast, I have not intended any harm!" "Go, sir!" "And even now, Mr. Prendergast, it can all be made straight, and I will leave the country altogether, if you wish it " "Go, sir!" shouted Mr. Prendergast. "If you do not move at once, I will ring the bell for the servants!" "Then, if misfortune comes upon them, it is your doing, and not mine," said Mollett. "Oh, Mr.
Prendergast, the representative of all that Fitzgerald interest which he had so wronged, and who up to this morning had at any rate believed the story with which he, Mollett, had pushed his fortunes in county Cork. Could he in his presence acknowledge that Lady Fitzgerald had never been his wife? It must be confessed that he was in a sore plight. And then remember his ague!
In saying which, however, he referred to the doings of the Molletts down at Kanturk, rather than to any amatory proceedings which might have taken place between the young man and his daughter. On the following morning Mr. Mollett senior awoke with a racking headache. My belief is, that when men pay this penalty for drinking, they are partly absolved from other penalties.
But the clatter of his horse's hoofs was still distinct enough at the hall door when the servant did come back, and in a serious tone desired the stranger to follow him. "Sir Thomas will see you," said the servant, putting some stress on the word will. "Oh, I did not doubt that the least in the world," said Mr. Mollett, as he followed the man along the passage. The morning was very cold.
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