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"Aye, I doubt not he may well be called a little black rascal, O'Ruddy," he answered; "but in fact he is my father's partner in certain large fairly large, you know shipping interests. Of course that is a matter of no consequence to me personally but I believe my father likes him, and my mother and my sister are quite fond of him, I think.
"Aw," he began, "I come, sir, from Colonel Royale, who begs to be informed who he has had the honour of offending, sir?" "'Tis not a question for your father's son, my lord," I answered bluntly at last. "You are, then, the son of The O'Ruddy?" "No," said I. "I am The O'Ruddy. My father died a month gone and more." "Oh!" said he. And I now saw why he was embarrassed.
Then he piled them up together at his right hand very neatly, for he seemed to have a habit of old maid's precision about him. He removed his glasses and looked across the table at me. "Are you the son of the O'Ruddy here mentioned?" "I am." "His eldest son?" "His only son." "You can prove that, I suppose?" "Troth, it was never disputed."
I was in such a fury that I longed to fight Royale on the spot and kill him, running my sword through his memory so that it would be blotted out forever, and never, never again, even in Paradise, could he recall the image in the little tub. But the Colonel's next words took the rage out of me. "Go in, O'Ruddy," he cried heartily. "There is no truer man could win her.
Lord Strepp shook hands most cordially with me at the front door. "Thank you for your hospitality, O'Ruddy," he said, "although I came in by the lower entrance. I will send over a flag of truce when I've seen my father; then I hope you will trust yourself to come to the Manor House and have a talk with him." "I'll do it with pleasure," said I. "Good morning to you," said Lord Strepp.
"You are not out of temper with me, are you, O'Ruddy?" "With me happily in possession of the papers," I rejoined, "I am in good temper with everybody. 'Tis not for me to lose my good nature when I hold all the cards." The Earl's mouth quickly dropped to a sour expression, but almost as quickly he put on a pleasant smile. "Aye," he said, nodding his sick head. "Always jovial, always jovial.
"Aye, I have watched her these many years, O'Ruddy. When she was a babe I have seen her in her little bath. When she was a small girl I have seen her asleep with some trinket clasped in her rosy hand on the coverlet. Since she has been a beautiful young lady I have but no matter.
"Is it money?" said I, "sure I couldn't think of drawing money on property that belongs to your good father, the Earl." "As I read the papers," replied Lady Mary, very demurely, casting down her eyes once more, "the property does not belong to my good father, the Earl, but to the good-for-nothing young man named O'Ruddy.
The landlord at once rushed off and gave the order, while I stood there at my wit's end. "Father Donovan," said I, "I'm in great need of haste at this moment, and we must ride fast, so I'll just bid good-bye to you here at this comfortable spot, and you'll sit down at your ease in that big arm-chair." "I'll do nothing of the kind, O'Ruddy.
"King O'Ruddy, fill me another cup of your wine, and I'll drink to your marriage." We drank, and then he said: "I'm a selfish beast, guzzling here when those poor devils think they're smothering down below. Well, O'Ruddy, will you let my unlucky fellows go?"
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