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Any of my tenants or workmen found attending them elsewhere will be evicted and discharged." "I'll tell them, sir." "I mean to put that kind of lawlessness down with a firm hand." "If ye DO ye'll be the first, Mr. Kingsnorth." "There is one I see to-day," glancing again at the paper. "There is, sir." "Who is this man O'Connell?" "A native of the village, sir." "What is he a paid agitator?"
Five years before, an envelope in deep mourning came to Kingsnorth, and on opening it he found a letter from his sister acquainting him with the melancholy news that Mr. Chichester had ended a life of usefulness at the English bar and had died, leaving the family quite comfortably off. Kingsnorth telegraphed his condolences and left instructions for a suitable wreath to be sent to the funeral.
Burke looked at him and smiled a dry, cracked smile. He was a thin, active, grizzled man, well past fifty, with keen, shrewd eyes that twinkled with humour, or sparkled with ferocity, or melted with sorrow as the mood seized him. As he answered Kingsnorth the eyes twinkled. "I'm sure it's grateful the poor people 'ull be when they hear the good news of yer honour's interest in them." "I hope so.
The Court is sitting now," said Roche, rising. Kingsnorth stopped him with a gesture. "I want you to understand it was against my express wishes that he was ever brought into this house." "Miss Kingsnorth told me, when I had arrested him, that you would shelter him and go bail for him, if necessary," said Roche, in some surprise.
"I trust that you confine your sympathy with them to your FEELINGS and not give expression to them in words." "I can't say that I do, Mr. Kingsnorth." "It would be wiser to in future, Mr. Burke." "Well, ye see, sir, I'm a MAN first and an AGENT afterwards." "Indeed?" "Yes, sir.
Ten days late a cable came: I consent to my daughter's visiting you. The lawyer cabled at once making all arrangements through their bankers in New York for Miss O'Connell's journey. That night Kingsnorth slept without being disturbed. He awoke refreshed in the morning. It was the first kindly action he had done for many years.
"And there never will be, until some one puts money into the village instead of taking it out of it," said the agent. "You refer to the land-owners?" "I do. And it's many's the time I wrote your father them same words." "It is surely not unnatural for owners to expect to be paid for the use of houses and land, is it? We expect it in England," said Kingsnorth drily.
Because one of our forefathers cheated the world into giving him a fortune, by buying his goods for more than they were worth, we have tried to canonise him and put a halo around the name of Kingsnorth. To me it stands for all that is mean and selfish and vain and ignorant. The power of money over intellect. How did we become owners of this miserable piece of land?
I am almost recovered now but far from strong. I have to lie still all day. My only companions are my books and my thoughts. Let me know when you expect to arrive in London. Come straight here. I have so much to tell you, but the words halt as they come to my pen. Looking forward to seeing you, In all sincerity, ANGELA KINGSNORTH.
It's many's the ugly thing I've had to do for your father, and if a kind word of mine hadn't gone with it, it's precious little of the estate would be fit to look at to-day, Mr. Kingsnorth." "And why not?" "Do ye remember when Kilkee's Scotch steward evicted two hundred in one day, sir?" "I do not." "Rade about it. It's very enlightenin'." "What happened?"
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