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268 T. G. Murray
that tis the process-server you ll see and he coming up
the boreen?
Old Harte impoverishes himself to enable his
son to finish his studies. He has borrowed right
and left, till his resources are now entirely ex
hausted. But he is compelled to try another
loan.
Michael. He made out twas as good as insulting him
making such a small payment, and the money that s on us
to be so heavy.
"
If you don t wish to sign that note,"
says he,
"
you needn t. It don t matter at all to me one
way or the other, for before the next Quarter Sessions
tis Andy Driscoll, the process-server, will be marching
up to your door." So what could I do but sign ? Why,
twas how he turned on me in a red passion.
"
And
isn t it a scandal, Michael Harte," says he,
"
for the like
o you, with your name on them books there for a hun
dred and fifty pounds, and you with only the grass of nine
or ten cows, to be making your son a priest? The like of
it," says he,
"
was never heard of before."
Mrs. Harte. What business was it of his, I d like to
know? Jealous of us! There s no fear any of his sons
will ever be anything much !
Michael. I was thinking it might do Maurice some
harm with the Bishop if it came out on the papers that
we were up before the judge for a civil bill.
Mrs. Harte. . . . Tisn t once or twice I told you
that I had my heart set on hearing Maurice say the mar
riage words over his own brother.
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