. The transgression of Terence Clancy. he paused some moments before giving thisreply— yet within the last twenty-fourhours a kind of glimmer has come. I canttell you more than that, and perhaps Immistaken in calling it even a is a reckless leaper, and merepersonal prejudice may give it a fillip in anydirection. Moreover, even supposing—whatat present I have no right whatever tosuppose—but the fact is, Im in a state ofbewilderment to-night, and maundering onin a way which can only puzzle and vex you—and the best thing I can do will be to saygood night at once. Certainly Kate
. The transgression of Terence Clancy. he paused some moments before giving thisreply— yet within the last twenty-fourhours a kind of glimmer has come. I canttell you more than that, and perhaps Immistaken in calling it even a is a reckless leaper, and merepersonal prejudice may give it a fillip in anydirection. Moreover, even supposing—whatat present I have no right whatever tosuppose—but the fact is, Im in a state ofbewilderment to-night, and maundering onin a way which can only puzzle and vex you—and the best thing I can do will be to saygood night at once. Certainly Kate was not a little bewilderedby his words and manner, while at the sametime comforted at finding him willing tooffer her such a modicum of attention as hehad permitted himself. When she drove off TERENCE CLANCY. 147 into the darkness, it was with a tingHngconsciousness that their hands had met fora moment, and that even a fraction of asecond may contain something worth carry-ing away—and perhaps thinking about allthe way CHAPTER VI. OWD ye like to see me a Memberof Parliament, Nellie mavourneen ? Nell smiled at her husband somewhatdoubtfully, having learned to associate arelapse into his native brogue with someattempt or other to wheedle away her betterjudgment. I think youd be a chameleon of a poli-tician, Terence ; a Liberal one day Deuce a bit of it, Nell! he cut in witha deep twinkle in his eye, for, odds weather-cocks ! (as Bob Acres might say) Ill be ahot Tory before this week^s out, and keep sofor the remainder of me natural life. Ive TRANSGRESSION OF TERENCE CLANCY. 149 contracted Toryism like a virulent disease ;and, faith, I cant afford to take any curativemedicine ! **Why, only yesterday you told me youwere a Liberal, Terence ? * ** An so I was, me dear, until nine ,or thereabouts ; but the Tory poison workedits way into me system after dinner last and Pigott inoculated me, withMrs. French-Chichester to help um ; andIm not likely to
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