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Mademoiselle as Miss O'Faley was called, in honour of her French parentage and education, and in commemoration of her having at different periods spent above half her life in France, looking for an estate that could never he found Mademoiselle was dressed in all the peculiarities of the French dress of that day; she was of that indefinable age, which the French describe by the happy phrase of "une femme d'un certain age," and which Miss O'Faley happily translated, "a woman of no particular age."
The proofs of this were soon so manifest, that many thought, and Miss O'Faley in particular, that Harry was grown stupid, blind, and deaf. He was net stupid, blind, or deaf he had felt the full power of Dora's personal charms, and his vanity had been flattered by the preference which Dora showed for him.
Dora was just the thing to be the belle and coquette of the Black Islands; the alternate scorn and familiarity with which she treated her admirers, and the interest and curiosity she excited, by sometimes taking delightful pains to attract, and then capriciously repelling, succeeded, as Miss O'Faley observed, admirably.
Nothing but her external appearance could be seen this first evening she was tired and went to bed early. Ormond longed to see more of her, on whom so much of his happiness was to depend. This was the first time Mdlle. O'Faley had ever been at Corny Castle. Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
Miss O'Faley was appointed sole executrix this gave great umbrage to Sir Ulick O'Shane, and appeared extraordinary to many people; but the will was in due form, and nothing could be done against it, however much might be said.
By-the-bye, I do not see a word about poor Mademoiselle Oh, yes! here is a Line squeezed in at the edge 'Mille tendres souvenirs de la part de Mdlle. O'Faley." "Poor Mademoiselle!" "Poor Mademoiselle!" repeated Sir Ulick. "Do you mean that thing half Irish, half French, half mud, half tinsel?" said Ormond. "Very good memory! very sly, Harry!
"No, no," said King Corny, "go yourself, sister O'Faley, if you like it, but I'll not let Harry Ormond stir he is my witness present. Dora is not fainting if you would only let her alone, she would do well. Dora, listen to me: if you don't really prefer this Black Connal for a husband to all other men, as you are to swear at the altar you do, if you marry him "
At last I have seen the executrix and son-in-law, whom that great genius deceased, my well-beloved cousin in folly, King Corny, chose for himself. As to that thing, half mud, half tinsel, half Irish, half French, Miss, or Mademoiselle, O'Faley, that jointed doll, is all but the eyes, which move of themselves in a very extraordinary way a mere puppet, pulled by wires in the hands of another.
"But in a father's eyes substance is apt to be more." Dora raised her cup and saucer together to her lips at this instant, so that the substance of the saucer completely hid her face from her father. "But," said Miss O'Faley, "you have not told us yet what the man says." "He says he will be here whenever we please."
O'Shane to announce his intention, and begged to have the answer directed to his father's at Glynn. One morning as Miss O'Faley, Mr. O'Shane, and Ormond, were at breakfast, Dora, who was usually late, not having yet appeared, Miss O'Faley saw a little boy running across the fields towards the house. "That boy runs as if he was bringing news," said she.
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