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Though the dinner-party that day at Kilgobbin Castle was deficient in the persons of Lockwood and Walpole, the accession of Joe Atlee to the company made up in a great measure for the loss.
And then she adds, "Kilgobbin is welcome to you," and I can only say you are welcome to Kilgobbin ay, and in her own words "with such regularity and order as the meals succeed." "All the luggage belonging to you," etc., and "I am, very respectfully, your Aunt." By my conscience, there was no need to sign it!
Phyl, without mother, brothers or sisters, had centred all her affection on her father and Kilgobbin; the servants, the place itself and all the things and people about it were part and parcel with her life, and the death of her father had intensified her love of the place and the people.
As Gill was in perfect possession of her father's confidence, to oppose him in anything was a task of no mean difficulty; and the mere thought that the old fellow should feel offended and throw up his charge a threat he had more than once half hinted was a terror Kilgobbin could not have faced. Nor was this her only care.
Her heart had warmed to him at the station on the way to Vernons, and at breakfast he had appeared to her as a quite different person to the Richard Pinckney who had come to Kilgobbin, more boyish and frank, less of a man of the world. She had not seen him since he left the room at breakfast-time to look after her luggage.
'Of course; papa is the master at Kilgobbin. 'But will Miss Kearney condescend to say that it is hers also. 'Certainly, though I'm not aware what solemnity the engagement gains by my co-operation. 'I accept at once, and if you allow me, I'll go back and send a line to my aunt to say so. 'Don't you remember Mr.
She had risen from the table and was at the window. Here was her dream come true of the bearded American who had suddenly appeared to claim her and Kilgobbin and the servants and everything. Pinckney had not a beard, but he was an American and he had come to claim everything.
While Lockwood continued thus to doubt and debate with himself, Walpole was already some miles on his way to Kilgobbin.
"Our readers will be grateful to us for the tidings we announce to-day, with authority that Richard Kearney, Esq., son of Mathew Kearney, o Kilgobbin Castle, will contest his native county at the approaching election.
"I suppose it's all for the best, but it's hard lines for a man to lose his best friend and see a good old estate like Kilgobbin taken off to the States Oh, you needn't tell me, if Phyl goes out there she's done for as far as Ireland is concerned. Sure, they never come back, the people that go there, and if she does come back it'll be with an American husband and he master of Kilgobbin.
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