Roland Cashel . he spoke. Atlength he heard her say, in a voice of almost tremulous enthusiasm, It was so like you, dear papa, not to tell this Mr. Cashel that youhad yourself a claim, and, as inany think, a rightful one, to this sameestate, and thus not trouble the stream of his munificence. Nay, child, it had been as impolitic as unworthy to do so, saidthe old man; he who stoops to receive a favour should detract no-thing from the generous sentiment of the grantor. Tor my part, I would tell him, said she, eagerly, that his nobleconduct has for ever barred my prosecutiug such a claim, and tha
Roland Cashel . he spoke. Atlength he heard her say, in a voice of almost tremulous enthusiasm, It was so like you, dear papa, not to tell this Mr. Cashel that youhad yourself a claim, and, as inany think, a rightful one, to this sameestate, and thus not trouble the stream of his munificence. Nay, child, it had been as impolitic as unworthy to do so, saidthe old man; he who stoops to receive a favour should detract no-thing from the generous sentiment of the grantor. Tor my part, I would tell him, said she, eagerly, that his nobleconduct has for ever barred my prosecutiug such a claim, and that if,to-morrow, the fairest proofs of my right should reach me, Id throwthem in the fire. To get credit for such self-sacrifice, Mary, one must be inde-pendent of all hypothesis; one must do, and not merely , it would be hard to expect Mr. Cashel to feel the same convic-tion I do, that this confiscation was repealed by letters under thehand of Majesty itself. The Brownes, through whom Cashel inherits,. An Evening Scene EOLAND CASHEL. 209 were the stewards of my ancestors, entrusted with all their secretaffairs, and cognisant of all their family matters. Prom the humbleposition of dependents, they suddenly sprang into wealth and fortuneand ended by purchasing the very estate they once lived on as day-labourers—sold as it was, like all confiscated estates, for a mere frac-tion of its value. Ob, base ingratitude! Worse still; it is said, and with great reason to believe it true,that Hammond Browne, who was sent over to London by my great-grandfather to negotiate with the Government, actually received thefree pardon and the release of the confiscation, but concealed andmade away with both, and, to prevent my grandfather bein» drivento further piirsuit, gave him the lease of this cottage on the low termswe continue to hold it. A low, faint cough from the old man warned his granddaughter ofthe danger of the night air, and she arose and closed the still cont
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