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For many a long year, she said, it had been her nightly prayer, that she might live to see me in my own castle; and often and often she was coming over to England to tell me so, only her husband, as long as he lived, would not let her set out on what he called a fool's errand: but it pleased God to take him to himself last fair day, and then she resolved that nothing should hinder her to be with her own child against his birthday: and now, could she see me in my own Castle Glenthorn, she would die contint and what a pity but I should be in it!
Then it's fit I should tell you again, and again, and again, that he who is now slaving at the forge, to give me the earnings of his labour; he that lives, and has lived all his days, upon potatoes and salt, and is content; he who has the face and the hands so disguised with the smoke and the black, that yourself asked him t'other day did he ever wash his face since he was born I tell ye, he it is who should live in this castle, and sleep on that soft bed, and be lord of all here he is the true and real Lord Glenthorn, and to the wide world I'll make it known.
He repeated an assertion, that was supported with much energy by the charming Lady Geraldine, that Lord Glenthorn had abilities to be any thing Tie pleased; and the high terms in which they spoke of his talents, and the strong proofs they adduced of the generosity of his character, excited in my mind a warm desire to cultivate his acquaintance; a desire which has been considerably increased within this last hour.
"You may believe the whole of it, madam," said I; "the story is perfectly true." "Oh! my good sir, how sorry I am to hear you say it is all true! And the blacksmith is really Earl of Glenthorn, and has taken possession of the castle, and is married, and has a son! Lord bless me, how unfortunate! Well, I can only say, sir, I wish, with all my heart, you were Earl of Glenthorn still."
I put a pen into Lady Glenthorn's hand; but she trembled so that she could not write. She made several ineffectual attempts, then tore the paper; and again giving way to tears, exclaimed, "I cannot write I cannot think I do not know what to say. Write what you will, and I will sign it." "I write to Captain Crawley! Write what I will! Lady Glenthorn, it must be your will to write, not mine.
When I heard the names of above a hundred towns on the Glenthorn estate, I had an exalted idea of my own territories; and I was impatient to make a progress through my dominions: but, upon visiting a few of these places, my curiosity was satisfied. Two or three cabins gathered together were sufficient to constitute a town, and the land adjoining thereto is called a town-land.
Turner one thing at a time. Every thing shall be done properly, Mr. Turner. Lady Glenthorn trusts every thing to me Lady Glenthorn wishes that I should order every thing." "To be sure no doubt very proper I don't say against that." "But," continued Crawley, turning towards the sofa upon which I lay, and seeing Ellinor kneeling beside me, "what keeps this old Irish witch here still?
Her woman, at the same instant, snatched a casket of jewels, swept up in her arms a heap of clothes, and huddled them all together into the half-packed trunk. "Leave the room," said I to her sternly. She locked the trunk, pocketed the key, and obeyed. I placed a chair for Lady Glenthorn, and sat down myself. We were almost equally unable to stand. We were silent for some moments.
"Good Heavens! the late Lord Glenthorn! Why, I was talking but he was not in the room." The ladies exchanged looks, which seemed to say, "I hope he did not hear all we said of him." "My dear Lord Y , why did not you tell us this before? Suppose we had spoken of his lordship, you would have been answerable for all the consequences." "Certainly," said Lord Y .
The extravagance of my lady had by this time reduced the family to great difficulties for ready money, as they could neither sell nor mortgage any part of the Glenthorn estate, which was settled on the son.
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