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"You've had a drop too much on the road too, and you 'ad better go to bed." Old Mollett turned round to strike at his son; but even in his present state he was somewhat quelled by Aby's eye. Aby was keenly alive to the necessity for prudence on his father's part, though he was by no means able to be prudent himself. "Talking of things which I don't understand, am I?" said the old man.
"Shall I take your card in to Sir Thomas, sir?" said one of the servants, coming forward. "Card!" said Mollett senior out loud; "well, if it is necessary, I believe I have a card." And he took from his pocket a greasy pocket-book, and extracted from it a piece of pasteboard on which his name was written. "There; give that to Sir Thomas. I don't think there's much doubt but that he'll see me."
You'll have to walk if it's not done, and that to-morrow, Mr. Mollett; and so I tell you; and take nothing with you, I can tell you. Father'll have the police to see to that." "Don't you be so cruel now, Miss Fanny," said Aby, with a leering look. "I tell you what it is, Mr. O'Dwyer, I must go down again to them diggings very early to-morrow, starting, say, at four o'clock."
It may be said that ready money for the moment was the one desire nearest to the heart of Mollett pere, when he took that last journey over the Boggeragh mountains ready money wherewith to satisfy the pressing claims of Miss O'Dwyer, and bring back civility, or rather servility, to the face and manner of Tom the waiter at the Kanturk Hotel.
"We holds land from Sir Thomas, we do; that is, me and my brother Mick, and a better landlord ain't nowhere," said Mr. O'Dwyer. "Oh, you're one of the tenants, are you? The rents are paid pretty well, ain't they?" "To the day," said Mr. O'Dwyer, proudly. "What would you think, now " Mr. Mollett was continuing; but Aby interrupted him somewhat violently.
We surely may give her that name as yet. But then, how were they to get at the proofs at the proofs one way or the other? That Mollett himself had his marriage certificate Sir Thomas declared. That evidence had been brought home to his own mind of the identity of the man though what was the nature of that evidence he could not now describe as to that he was quite explicit.
It wouldn't be a minute, you know?" "Your eggs are all addled and bad," said Mr. Mollett; "and as for a beef-steak, it's my belief there isn't such a thing in all Ireland." After which civil speech, Miss O'Dwyer winked at Aby, as much as to say, "You see what a state he's in." "Have a bit of buttered toast and a cup of tea, governor," suggested the son. "I'm d -if I do," replied the father.
Die lose his new pupil. "I have a letter in my pocket, Mrs. Swan, from Abraham Mollett " Mr. Prendergast commenced, pulling out the letter in question. "He is nothing to me, sir," said the woman, almost in a tone of anger. "I know nothing whatever about him." "So I should have supposed from the respectability of your appearance, if I may be allowed to say so."
Jones having gone through this ceremony, opened the door and entered. "Sir Thomas knows; does he?" said Mr. Prendergast, when Mollett ceased to speak on the woman's entrance. "Oh, Mrs. Jones, good morning. Here is your old master, Mr. Talbot." Mollett of course turned round, and found himself confronted with the woman.
Abraham Mollett, when he called, should be shown, as usual, into the study, but that he should there find himself confronted, not with Sir Thomas, but with Mr. Prendergast. But there was some doubt whether or no Mr. Mollett would come.
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