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The suddenness of the demandto the Earl's illness alone The Earl, indeed, was ill,--so ill that he thought himself that his end was very near; but his illness had been brought about chiefly by the misery to which he had been subjected by the last despatch fro," she said, "to ive unnecessary pain to you or to Lord Scroope; but I think it eneral opinion about here is that Mr Neville shall make Miss O'Hara his wife,--if he has not done so already The erous feature in the whole ed by the priest of this parish, a ,--he is so daring We have known hio The laws have been so altered in favour of the Roainst the Protestants, that a priest can do almost just what he likes

I do not think that he would scruple for an instant to ht it likely that his prey would escape froe as yet, though I know that others think that there has been" The expression of this opinion from "others" which had reached Lady Mary's ears consisted of an assurance fro old Father Marty wouldcouple as soon as look at them, and very likely had done so already "I cannot say," continued Lady Mary, "that I actually know anything against the character of Miss O'Hara Of the e stories here They live in a little cottage with one maid-servant, al about thee, nothing could be more unfortunate" Lady Mary probably intended to insinuate that were young Neville prudently to get out of the adventure, siirl behind him blasted, ruined, and destroyed, the reat misfortune would have been avoided She could not quite say this in plain words; but she felt, no doubt, that Lady Scroope would understand her Then Lady Mary went on to assure her friend that though she and her father and sisters very greatly regretted that Mr Neville had not again given the of injury on that score had induced her to write so strongly as she had done She had been prompted to do so simply by her desire to prevent a most ruinous alliance