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Clement, a calm spectator of the proceedings; and in the capacity of messenger appeared. Darby O'Drive, dressed in black he had not yet entered upon the duties of his new office busily engaged in bringing in, and distributing oranges and other cooling fruit, to those of the Protestant party who were to address the meeting.
"You see, O'Drive," said he, "we have received no answer or rather a bad one I fear his is a hopeless case, as, indeed, that of every reprobate and castaway is; and this distresses me." "Mr. M'Slime," said Darby, "will you excuse me, sir but the thruth is, I never properly knew you before."
I have reason to think he is tampering with O'Drive in fact O'Drive told me as much O'Drive, however, is at work for me, although honest Solomon does not suspect him.
"Plaise your honor," said Darby, who never could be honest to both parties, "there's a batch o' convarts outside waitin' to see you, but between you and me, I think you had as well be on your guard wid some o' them, I know what they want." "And pray, what is that, O'Drive?" "Why, thin, for fraid I may be doin' the crathurs injustice, sir, I won't say; only jist take my hint, any how.
At length a single knock came, which was given by O'Drive, for Hanlon, who was his assistant, durst not attempt such a thing in his presence; and if ever a knock conveyed the duplicity of the man who gave it, that did. Though, as we said, but a single one, yet there was no mistaking its double meaning.
"Your appointment to it is cancelled, I repeat; the fact is, O'Drive, I have too much regard for your morals and the advances you have recently made in scriptural knowledge to place you in such a situation.
Lucre, on seeing him, very naturally imagined he was coming to lodge informations for some outrage committed on him either in the discharge of his duty as bailiff, or, for having become a convert, a fact with which he had become acquainted from the True Blue. "Well, O'Drive," said he, "what is the matter now? you are sadly abused how came this to pass?"
"O'Drive," said Lucre, evidently mortified at Darby's obstinacy, "one of two things is true; either you are utterly ignorant, perhaps, with every disposition to know them, of the sanctions and obligations of religion, or you are still a Papist at heart, and an impostor.
Darby O'Drive the odor of whose sanctity, you scoundrel, has already perfumed the whole Parish is it possible that Providence in kindness to me, and in pure justice to yourself, has thrown you into my way at last."
"When he's done," said Darby, "maybe you'd be kind enough to say that Darby O'Drive has a message for him."
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