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C O'HARA

PS I ask you to co it, I would follow you through the world

The young Earl, when he received this, was not at a loss for a moment to attribute the body of Mrs O'Hara's letter to Father Marty's power of composition, and the postscript to the unaided effort of the lady herself Take it as hefrom Mrs O'Hara or froreat burden to him He had not as yet answered the one received froenuineness of which he had entertained no doubt How should he answer such letters? Some answer must of course be sent, and must be the forerunner of his future conduct But how should he write his letter when he had not as yet resolved what his conduct should be?

He did attempt to write a letter, not to either of the ladies, but to the priest, explaining that in the ordinary sense of the word he could not and would not itie, he would bind himself to her, and that when so bound he would be true to her for life He would ht either upon the hter of that Captain O'Hara should not becoation laid upon hiht he could plead in not having been informed of Captain O'Hara's existence But the letter ritten see and at the same time false He told himself that it would not suffice It was o back to County Clare, even though he should encounter Mrs O'Hara, dagger in hand What was any personal danger to himself in such an affair as this? And if he did not fear a woue of a priest? So he tore the letter, and resolved that he would write and name a day on which he would appear at Ardkill At any rate such a letter as that ht be made soft ords of love

DEAREST KATE,

I will be with you on the 15th or on the 16th at latest You should reets pitchforked into such a new phase of life as mine Do not, however, think that I quarrel with you,That I will never do My love to your mother