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I only imagined, I suppose, that you said something to that effect; but it does not matter I have no intimacy with the Gourlays, I assure you I think that is what you call them and none at all with Sir Thomas is not that his name? Goodby now; I shall take a walk through the town how is this you name it? Ballytrain, I think and return at five, when I trust you will have dinner ready."
The contents were as follows: "Sir, On receipt of this you will, if you wish to prosper in that which you have undertaken to accomplish, hasten to Ballytrain, and secure the person of a young man named Fenton, who lives in or about the town. You will claim him as the lawful heir of the title and property of Red Hall, for such in fact he is.
"None, certainly, my good man," replied her mother, "provided it be a proper one." "I think, miss," he continued, "that you were mentioning something to this lady about a young man named Fenton, from Ballytrain?" "I was," replied Mrs. Scarman, "certainly; but what interest can you have in him?" "If he's the young man I mane," continued Dandy, "he's not quite steady in the head sometimes."
In this, however, he was disappointed, as a circumstance occurred which prevented him from then gratifying Fenton's wish, or winning him into confidence. Lucy Gourlay avows a previous Attachment. Whilst Fenton was thus sketching for the stranger a few of the public characters of Ballytrain, a scene, which we must interrupt them to describe, was taking place in the coffee-room of the "Mitre."
"A' did all a' could, Sir Thomas. A' searched through all Dublin for her without success; but as to where he has her, a' can't guess. The first thing a' did, after takin' a sleep, was to come an' tell you to-day; for a' travelled home by last night's coach. You ought to do something, Sir Thomas, for every one has it now. It's through all Ballytrain. 'Deed a' pity you, Sir Thomas."
How and why the stranger makes his appearance at Ballytrain, and whether in connection with this incident or not, are circumstances which we will know in due time. The stranger, after Fenton had gone, began to feel that it was impossible either to wheedle or extort any information whatsoever, whether of importance or otherwise, from that extraordinary and not very sane individual.
Besides, she only reawakened the suspicion which he himself had entertained with respect to Fenton. In God's name, then, he would make the experiment; and in order to avoid mail-coach adventures in future, he would post it back to Ballytrain as quietly, and with as little observation as possible.
"Why," replied the grazier, who had evidently, from a lapse of memory, substituted one species of manufacture for another thing, "they tell me he is stopping in the head inn in Ballytrain; an', dang my buttons, but he must be a fellow of mettle, for sure didn't he kick that tyrannical ould scoundrel, the Black Baronet, down-stairs, and out of the hall-door, when he came to bullyrag over him about his daughter the darlin'?"
I never did myself care much about the sex, and seldom had an opportunity of studying their general character, or testing their principles; but still I incline to the opinion, that, where there is not a previous engagement, rank and wealth will, for the most part, outweigh every other consideration. In the meantime I will ride into Ballytrain, and reconnoitre a little.
"Why, yes, Lucy," he replied, setting his eyes upon her with an expression of good-humor that made her tremble "yes, I was in Ballytrain, and had an interview with a friend of yours, who is stopping in the 'Mitre. But, my dear, surely that is no reason why you should all at once grow so pale! I almost think that you have contracted a habit of becoming pale.
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