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shaking the ink out of my pen upon the carpet�察�when my lady came in to 

breakfast�察�and she started as if it had been a ghost�察�as well she might�察�when 

she saw Sir Condy writing at this unseasonable hour。 

     'That will do very well�察�Thady��' says he to me�察�and took the paper I had 

signed   to�察  �without   knowing   what   upon   the   earth   it   might   be�察  �out   of   my 



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hands�察�and walked�察�folding it up�察�to my lady。 

     'You are concerned in this�察�my Lady Rackrent��' said he�察�putting it into 

her hands�察�'and I beg you'll keep this memorandum safe�察�and show it   to 

your friends the first thing you do when you get home�察�but put it in your 

pocket now�察�my dear�察�and let us eat our breakfast�察�in God's name。' 

     'What is all this��' said my lady�察�opening the paper in great curiosity。 

     'It's only  a   bit   of   a   memorandum  of   what   I   think   becomes   me   to   do 

whenever I am able��' says my master�察�'you know my situation�察�tied hand 

and foot at the present time being�察�but that can't last always�察�and when I'm 

dead and gone the land will be to the good�察�Thady�察 �you know�察�and take 

notice it's my intention your lady should have a clear five hundred a year 

jointure out the estate afore any of my debts are paid。'                'Oh�察�please your 

honour��' says I�察�'I can't expect to live to see that time�察�being now upwards 

of fourscore years of age�察�and you a young man�察�and likely to continue so�察�

by the help of God。' 

     I was vexed to see my lady so insensible too�察�for all she said was�察�'This 

is very genteel of you�察�Sir Condy。            You need not wait any longer�察�Thady。' 

So   I   just   picked   up   the   pen   and   ink   that   had   tumbled   on   the   floor�察  �and 

heard my master finish with saying�察�'You behaved very genteel to me�察�my 

dear�察  �when   you   threw   all   the   little   you   had   in   your   power   along   with 

yourself into my hands�察�and as I don't deny but what you may have had 

some things to complain of��'to be sure he was thinking then of Judy�察�or 

of the whisky´punch�察�one or t'other�察�or both��'and as I don't deny but you 

may have had something to complain of�察�my dear�察�it is but fair you should 

have something in the form of compensation to look forward to agreeably 

in future�察�besides�察�it's an act of justice to myself�察�that none of your friends�察�

my dear�察�may ever have it to say against me�察�I married for money�察�and not 

for love。' 

     'That is the last thing I should ever have thought of saying of you�察�Sir 

Condy��' said my lady�察�looking very gracious。 

     'Then�察�my dear��' said Sir Condy�察�'we shall part as good friends as we 

met�察�so all's right。' 

     I was greatly rejoiced to hear this�察�and went out of the parlour to report 

it all to the kitchen。      The next morning my lady and Mrs。 Jane set out for 



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Mount   Juliet's   Town   in   the   jaunting´car。   Many   wondered   at   my   lady's 

choosing to go away�察�considering all things�察�upon the jaunting´car�察�as if it 

was only a party of pleasure�察�but they did not know till I told them that the 

coach was all broke in the journey down�察�and no other vehicle but the car 

to be had。       Besides�察�my lady's friends were to send their coach to meet 

her at the cross´roads�察�so it was all done very proper。 

     My     poor    master    was    in  great    trouble   after   my    lady   left  us。   The 

execution   came   down�察  �and   everything   at   Castle   Rackrent   was   seized   by 

the gripers�察�and my son Jason�察�to his shame be it spoken�察�amongst them。 

I wondered�察�for the life of me�察�how he could harden himself to do it�察�but 

then he had been studying the law�察�and had made himself Attorney Quirk�察�

so he   brought   down   at  once  a heap of   accounts upon   my   master's   head。 

To cash lent�察�and to ditto�察�and to ditto�察�and to ditto and oats�察�and bills paid 

at the milliner's and linen´draper's�察�and many dresses for the fancy balls in 

Dublin for my lady�察�and all the bills to the workmen and tradesmen for the 

scenery  of   the   theatre�察  �and   the   chandler's   and   grocer's   bills�察  �and   tailor's�察�

besides butcher's and baker's�察�and�察�worse than all�察�the old one of that base 

wine merchant's�察�that wanted to arrest my poor master for the amount on 

the election day�察�for which amount Sir Condy afterwards passed his note 

of hand�察�bearing lawful interest from the date thereof�察�and the interest and 

compound   interest   was   now   mounted   to   a   terrible   deal   on   many   other 

notes and bonds for money borrowed�察�and there was�察�besides�察�hush´money 

to the sub´sheriffs�察�and sheets upon sheets of old and new attorneys' bills�察�

with   heavy   balances�察  �'as   per   former   account   furnished��'   brought   forward 

with interest thereon�察�then there was a powerful deal due to the Crown for 

sixteen   years'   arrear   of   quit´rent   of   the   town´lands   of   Carrickshaughlin�察�

with driver's fees�察�and a compliment to the receiver every year for letting 

the   quit´rent   run   on   to   oblige   Sir   Condy�察  �and   Sir   Kit   afore   him。  Then 

there    were    bills   for  spirits   and   ribands    at   the  election    time�察  �and    the 

gentlemen   of   the   committee's   accounts   unsettled�察  �and   their   subscription 

never   gathered�察  �and   there   were   cows   to   be   paid   for�察  �with   the   smith   and 

farrier's bills to be set against the rent of the demesne�察�with calf and hay 

money�察�then there was all the servants' wages�察�since I don't know when�察�

coming   due   to   them�察  �and   sums   advanced   for   them  by   my   son   Jason   for 



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clothes�察�and boots�察�and whips�察�and odd moneys for sundries expended by 

them in journeys to town and elsewhere�察�and pocket´ money for the master 

continually�察  �and   messengers   and   postage   before   his   being   a   Parliament 

man。     I can't myself tell you what besides�察�but this I know�察�that when the 

evening came on the which Sir Condy had appointed to settle all with my 

son Jason�察�and when he comes into the parlour�察�and sees the sight of bills 

and load of papers all gathered on the great dining´table for him�察�he puts 

his hands before both his eyes�察�and cried out�察�'Merciful Jasus� �what is it I 

see before me��'        Then I sets an arm´chair at the table for him�察�and with a 

deal of difficulty he sits him down�察�and my son Jason hands him over the 

pen and ink to sign to this man's bill and t'other man's bill�察�all which he did 

without making the least objections。            Indeed�察�to give him his due�察�I never 

seen a man more fair and honest�察�and easy in all his dealings�察�from first to 

last�察�as Sir Condy�察�or more willing to pay every man his own as far as he 

was able�察�which is as much as any one can do。 

     'Well��' says he�察�joking like with Jason�察�'I wish we could settle it all with 

a stroke of my grey goose quill。           What signifies making me wade through 

all this ocean of papers here�察�can't you now�察�who understand drawing out 

an account�察�debtor and creditor�察�just sit down here at the corner of the table 

and get it done out for me�察�that I may have a clear view of the balance�察�

which is all I need be talking about�察�you know��' 

     'Very    true�察  �Sir   Condy�察    �nobody     understands      business     better   than 

yourself��' says Jason。 

     'So I've a right to do�察�being born and bred to the bar��' says Sir Condy。 

'Thady�察�do step out and see are they bringing in the things for the punch�察�

for we've just done all we have to do for this evening。' 

     I goes out accordingly�察�and when I came back Jason was pointing to 

the balance�察�which was a terrible sight to my poor master。 

     'Pooh� �pooh� �pooh��' says he。          'Here's so many noughts they dazzle my 

eyes�察  �so   they   do�察  �and   put   me   in   mind   of   all   I   suffered   larning   of   my 

numeration   table�察  �when   I   was   a   boy   at   the   day´school   along   with   you�察�

Jasonunits�察     �tens�察 �hundreds�察    �tens   of   hundreds。     Is   the   punch    ready�察�

Thady��' says he�察�seeing me。 

     'Immediately�察  �the   boy   has   the   jug   in   his   hand�察  �it's   coming   upstairs�察�



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please your honour�察�as fast as possible��' says I�察�for I saw his honour was 

tired   out   of   his   life�察  �but   Jason�察  �very   short   and   cruel�察  �cuts   me   off   with 

'Don't be talking of punch yet awhile�察�it's no time for punch yet a bitunits�察�

tens�察�hundreds��' goes he on�察�counting over the master's shoulder�察�units�察�tens�察�

hundreds�察�thousands。 

     'A´a´ah�      �hold     your   hand��'    cries   my    master。    'Where      in   this  wide 

world am I to find hundreds�察�or units itself�察�let alone thousands��' 

     'The balance has been running on too long��' says Jason�察�sticking to him 

as I could not have done at the time�察�if you'd have given both the Indies 

and   Cork   to   boot�察  �'the   balance   has   been   running   on   too   long�察  �and   I'm 

distressed   myself   on   your   account�察  �Sir   Condy�察  �for   money�察  �and   the   thing 

must be settled now on the spot�察�and the balance cleared off��' says Jason。 

     'I'll thank you if you'll only show me how��' says Sir Condy。 

     'There's   but   one   way��'   says   Jason�察  �'and   that's   ready   enough。   When 

there's no cash�察�what can a gentleman do but go to the land��' 

     'How   can   you       go   to  the   land�察  �and   it   under  custodiam   to      yours

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