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"For him him," exclaimed the unconscious miser, "why, what do you mane for well ay yes, yes, I did say for him; it's for him I'm keeping it it is, I tell you." "Now, Fardorougha, you know he's ould enough to be settled in life on his own account, an' you heard last night the girl he can get, if you stand to him, as he ought to expect from a father that loves him."
"It's fine talk," observed Fardorougha, "but what I advise has been done by hundreds that wor married an' happy afterwards; how an iver you needn't get into a passion, either of you; I'm not pressin' you, Connor, to it." "Connor, achree," said his mother, "go to bed, an' instead of the advice you got, ax God's; go, avillish!"
When Bartle entered, Fardorougha and he surveyed each other with perfect coolness for nearly half a minute, during which time neither uttered a word. The silence was first broken by Honora, who put forward a chair, and asked Flanagan to sit down. "Sit down, Bartle," said she, "sit down, boy; an' how is all the family?"
Oh they would, they would an' thanks forever be to the Almighty! our boy is livin' and may yit be happy. Fardorougha, let us not fly into the face of God, who has in His mercy spared our son." "I'll sleep in his bed," replied the husband; "on the very spot he lay on I'll he." This was, indeed, trenching, and selfishly trenching upon the last mournful privilege of the mother's heart.
That's a horse of another color; but you wouldn't have me, widout knowin' as much, to go to betray trust. In the mane time, I may as well finish my supper before I begin to tell you what-som-ever I happen to know about it." Another deep groan from Fardorougha followed the last observation.
"God knows your love for him is a quare love, Fardorougha," rejoined the wife; "you wouldn't give him a guinea if it 'ud save his life, or allow him even a few shillings now an' then, for pocket-money, that he might be aquil to other young boys like him." "No use, no use in that, except to bring him into drink an' other bad habits; a bad way, Honora, of showin' one's love for him.
That's a comfort for you to know, and let it prevent you from frettin'; and now, good by; God be with you, and strengthen, and support you both!" Fardorougha had already seized his hand; but the old man could neither speak nor weep; his whole frame appeared to have been suddenly pervaded by a dry agony that suspended the beatings of his very heart.
"Forever, from this day out," said the distracted mother, "no hands will ever make it but my own; on no other will I sleep we will both sleep where his head lay there will mine be too avick machree machree! Och, Fardorougha, we can't stand this; let us not take it to heart, as we do; let us trust in God, an' hope for the best."
"In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Fardorougha," she said calmly, placing her hand upon his shoulder, "are you sinsible that you're this minute afther blasphemin' your Creator?" He gave her a quick, disturbed, and peevish look, but made no reply.
Nor did this new trait of his character escape the observation of his own servants, especially of his honest monitor, Nogher M'Cormick. "Well, well," exclaimed this rustic philosopher; "see what God's affliction does. Faith, it has brought Fardorougha to feel a trifle for others, as well as for himself.
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