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The Absentee

CHAPTER X
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'What have I to do with it ?' 'Haven't you to do with the roads as well as me, when you're travelling upon them, plase your honour?
And sure, they'd never be got made at all, if they weren't made this ways; and it's the best way in the wide world, and the finest roads we have.

And when the RAEL jantlemen's resident in the country, there's no jobbing can be, because they're then the leading men on the grand jury; and these journeymen jantlemen are then kept in order, and all's right.' Lord Colambre was much surprised at Larry's knowledge of the manner in which county business is managed, as well as by his shrewd good sense: he did not know that this is not uncommon in his rank of life in Ireland.
Whilst Larry was speaking, Lord Colambre was looking from side to side at the desolation of the prospect.
'So this is Lord Clonbrony's estate, is it ?' 'Ay, all you see, and as far and farther than you can see.

My Lord Clonbrony wrote, and ordered plantations here, time back; and enough was paid to labourers for ditching and planting.

And, what next ?--Why, what did the under-agent do, but let the goats in through gaps, left o' purpose, to bark the trees, and then the trees was all banished.

And next, the cattle was let in trespassing, and winked at, till the land was all poached; and then the land was waste, and cried down; and St.
Dennis wrote up to Dublin to old Nick, and he over to the landlord, how none would take it, or bid anything at all for it; so then it fell to him a cheap bargain.


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