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Chapter 83

           "Fwhat!thesonofaMunstherGeraldaccusedofmurdher!TheheirofCastleBallagh,widitsbewtifulparkanddemesne.Fwy,I’vegotthepapersinmyportmantyeehere.Faugh-a-ballagh!Showmethewaytohim!"

           Thoughthe"Texan"Bonifacewasinclinedtoconsiderhisrecentlyarrivedguestentitledtoasuspicionoflunacy,heassentedtohisrequest;andfurnishedhimwithaguidetotheguard-house.

           IftheIrishattorneywasmad,thereappearedtobemethodinhismadness.Insteadofbeingdeniedadmittancetotheaccusedcriminal,hewasmadewelcometogoinandoutofthemilitaryprisonasoftenasitseemedgoodtohim.

           Somedocumenthehadlaidbeforetheeyesofthemajor-commandant,hadprocuredhimthisprivilege;atthesametimeplacinghimenrapport,inafriendlyway,withtheTexan"counsellor."

           TheadventoftheIrishattorneyatsuchacrisisgaverisetomuchspeculationatthePort,thevillage,andthroughoutthesettlement.Thebar-roomofthe"RoughandReady"wasrifewithconjecturersquidnuncstheycouldscarcelybecalled:sinceinTexasthegenusdoesnotexist.

           Acertaingrotesquenessaboutthemanaddedtothenationalinstinctforguessingwhichhadbeenrenderedexcruciatinglykeenthroughsomerevelations,contributedby"OldDuffer."

           Forallthat,thetransatlanticlimbofthelawprovedhimselftolerablytruetothetraditionsofhiscraft

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