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They have a large lake at Kingscourt. Then after a pause, 'Nan, where did you learn all that about the lighthouses and the birds at night? 'Oh, that? I really don't know. What about it? it is of no consequence. 'But it interests people. 'It ought not to interest you, or Captain King either. You will have to think of very different things at Kingscourt. 'When you and Mr. Jacomb come to Kings
'I think, Madge, her sister said, gravely, 'that you should not set your heart on a town-house at all. Remember, old Mr. King is giving his son Kingscourt at a great sacrifice. As I understand it, it will be a long time before the family estate is what it has been; and you would be very ungrateful if you were extravagant 'Oh, I don't see that, said Madge. 'They are conferring no favour on me.
He rang the bell, ordered some brandy and soda, and continued: 'Now, I've got some pride in the old place, too, father: I don't want to see Jinny send Kingscourt spinning the moment you die. Well, this is what I propose. I'm no good. I'm played out. I've had my turn.
I don't know, as you ought to know, what Captain King has in the way of cigar-cases or such things 'But call him Frank, Nan! Do, to please me. And I know he would like it. 'Some time I may, said Nan evasively. 'Afterwards, perhaps. 'When you come to Kingscourt, said Madge, with a curious kind of laugh.
It spent a fortnight or so contradicting everybody who said anything, including itself, and then apologised for being misunderstood. However, that anti-climax was still some way off. I stuffed the three Liberal papers into my pocket and went to call on Lady Kingscourt. She is the only peeress I am intimate with who moves in really fashionable circles and is both rich and beautiful.
'Don't you think there will be enough of that at Kingscourt; and just such things as you couldn't get to buy in any shops? 'Then what am I to do, Nan? 'You can try to be a good wife, dear; and that's better than anything. Madge rose. 'I'll let you off, Nan. But I do feel terribly selfish. I haven't said a single word about you
The old man regarded him calmly, but also with a strange, wistful, sad look. 'I had thought of it. But is there no other way, Alfred? 'No. I'm broke. I'm done. If you want to save Kingscourt, that's the only way. 'And you? 'I've had my turn; I can't complain. Sooner or later Jinny'll bolt. Then I'll go to the States and try my hand at something.
Limerick rewarded us by giving us their traffic. In this last amalgamation year we were in the Committee Rooms also in connection with another case the Kingscourt, Keady and Armagh Railway Bill; but, I will say no more about it than that we opposed the Bill for the purpose of obtaining proper protection of Midland interests.
If I were Lady Kingscourt and my character was attacked as hers was, I should keep clear of any charity with the word soldier in its name. I was sorry to miss her, though I scarcely expected that she would have tried to fascinate me. It is a good many years since I resigned my commission. The next person I thought of seeing was Gorman. It was nearly five o'clock, so I went to the House of Commons.
The parties accordingly divided, but had not gone far when they lost all trace of the fugitives, and as Dan observed, "They might as well be looking for a needle in a bottle of hay, as hope to find the spalpeen." Late at night they returned to Kingscourt House, the residence of Mr Ferris, to report the ill-success of their expedition.
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