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Sir Terence undertook to pay the whole with five thousand pounds. Lord Clonbrony thought it impossible; the solicitor thought it improvident, because he knew that upon a trial a much greater abatement would be allowed; but Lord Colambre was determined, from the present embarrassments of his own situation, to leave nothing undone that could be accomplished immediately.
The principal part of his lordship's property, the Clonbrony estate, is under another agent, Mr. Garraghty." "Garraghty!" repeated Lord Colambre; "what sort of a person is he? But I may take it for granted, that it cannot fall to the lot of one and the same absentee to have two such agents as Mr. Burke." Mr.
"I'll write the letter for you to sign, my lord, this minute," cried Terry, "with all the pleasure in life. No; it's my Lord Colambre should do that in all justice." "But what's your next condition? I hope it's no worse," said Lord Clonbrony. "That you and my mother should cease to be absentees." "Oh, murder!" said Sir Terence; "may be that's not so easy; for there are two words to that bargain."
'My employer, Lord Clonbrony, is displeased with me continual calls for money come upon me from England, and complaints of my slow remittances. 'Perhaps Lord Clonbrony is in embarrassed circumstances said Lord Colambre. 'I never speak of my employer's affairs, sir, replied Mr. Burke; now for the first time assuming an air of reserve.
My dear Colambre, I trust you have given me credit for my inviolable silence all this time, upon the pint nearest my heart.
Lord Colambre, upon this assurance, was going to throw them into the trunk again; but observing that the bundle had not been untied, he opened it, and withinside of the newspapers he found a rough copy of the ambassador's journal, and with it the packet directed to Ralph Reynolds, sen., Esq., Old Court, Suffolk, per favour of his excellency Earl * a note on the cover, signed O'Halloran, stating when received by him, and, the date of the day when delivered to the ambassador seals unbroken.
'But when it's ruin or safety, and her husband and all belonging to her at stake, the woman can't persist in being a mule, said Sir Terence. 'Of whom are you talking? said Lord Colambre. 'Of whom?
"Yes, to Miss Broadhurst, no doubt," said Miss Nugent, smiling, with a simplicity and openness of countenance, which assured Lady Clonbrony that all was safe in that quarter: a suspicion which had darted into her mind was dispelled. "No doubt Ay, do you hear that no doubt, Colambre? Grace, you see, has no doubt; nobody has any doubt but yourself, Colambre."
'Though my act, in law, may not be valid, till I am of age, my promise, as a man of honour, is binding now; and, I trust, would be as satisfactory to my father as any legal deed whatever. 'Undoubtedly, my dear boy; but 'But what? said Lord Colambre, following his father's eye, which turned to Sir Terence O'Fay, as if asking his permission to explain.
Lord Colambre stood politely looking on and listening, while her ladyship explained the splendid inter-marriages of her family, pointing to each medallion that was filled gloriously with noble, and even with royal names, till at last she stopped short, and covering one medallion with her finger, she said 'Pass over that, dear Lady Killpatrick.
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