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An Eye for an Eye

CHAPTER II
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I am willing to give up everything as regards myself.

I love her so dearly that she is more to me than all the honours and wealth that are to come to me when my uncle dies." "What is to hinder but that you should have the girl you love and your uncle's honours and wealth into the bargain ?" "That is just it." "By the life of me I don't see any difficulty.

You're your own masther.
The ould Earl can't disinherit you if he would." "But I am bound down." "How bound?
Who can bind you ?" "I am bound not to make Miss O'Hara Countess of Scroope." "What binds you?
You are bound by a hundred promises to make her your wife." "I have taken an oath that no Roman Catholic shall become Countess Scroope as my wife." "Then, Mr.Neville, let me tell you that you must break your oath." "Would you have me perjure myself ?" "Faith I would.

Perjure yourself one way you certainly must, av' you've taken such an oath as that, for you've sworn many oaths that you would make this Catholic lady your wife.

Not make a Roman Catholic Countess of Scroope! It's the impudence of some of you Prothestants that kills me entirely.


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