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Lord Kilgobbin By: Charles James Lever (1806-1872) |
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LORD KILGOBBIN by Charles Lever TO THE MEMORY OF ONE
WHOSE COMPANIONSHIP MADE THE HAPPINESS OF A LONG LIFE,
AND WHOSE LOSS HAS LEFT ME HELPLESS,
I DEDICATE THIS WORK,
WRITTEN IN BREAKING HEALTH AND BROKEN SPIRITS.
THE TASK, THAT ONCE WAS MY JOY AND MY PRIDE,
I HAVE LIVED TO FIND ASSOCIATED WITH MY SORROW:
IT IS NOT, THEN, WITHOUT A CAUSE I SAY,
I HOPE THIS EFFORT MAY BE MY LAST. CHARLES LEVER. TRIESTE, January 20, 1872 .
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
'Lord Kilgobbin' appeared originally as a serial, (illustrated by Luke
Fildes) in 'The Cornhill Magazine,' commencing in the issue for October
1870, and ending in the issue for March 1872. It was first published in
book form in three volumes in 1872, with the following title page: LORD KILGOBBIN A TALE OF IRELAND IN OUR OWN TIME BY CHARLES LEVER,
LL.D. AUTHOR OF 'THE BRAMLEIGHS OF BISHOP'S FOLLY,' 'THAT BOY OF
NORCOTT'S,' ETC., ETC. IN THREE VOLUMES [VOL. I.] LONDON SMITH,
ELDER, AND CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1872. [THE RIGHT OF TRANSLATION IS
RESERVED.]
CONTENTS
CHAP. I. KILGOBBIN CASTLE
II. THE PRINCE KOSTALERGI
III. THE CHUMS
IV. AT 'TRINITY'
V. HOME LIFE AT THE CASTLE
VI. THE 'BLUE COAT'
VII. THE COUSINS
VIII. SHOWING HOW FRIENDS MAY DIFFER
IX. A DRIVE THROUGH A BOG
X. THE SEARCH FOR ARMS
XI. WHAT THE PAPERS SAID OF IT
XII. THE JOURNEY TO THE COUNTRY
XIII. A SICK ROOM
XIV. AT DINNER
XV. IN THE GARDEN AT DUSK
XVI. THE TWO 'KEARNEYS'
XVII. DICK'S REVERIE
XVIII. MATHEW KEARNEY'S 'STUDY'
XIX. AN UNWELCOME VISIT
XX. A DOMESTIC DISCUSSION
XXI. A SMALL DINNER PARTY
XXII. A CONFIDENTIAL TALK
XXIII. A HAPHAZARD VICEROY
XXIV. TWO FRIENDS AT BREAKFAST
XXV. ATLEE'S EMBARRASSMENTS
XXVI. DICK KEARNEY'S CHAMBERS
XXVII. A CRAFTY COUNSELLOR
XXVIII. 'ON THE LEADS'
XXIX. ON A VISIT AT KILGOBBIN
XXX. THE MOATE STATION
XXXI. HOW THE 'GOATS' REVOLTED
XXXII. AN UNLOOKED FOR PLEASURE
XXXIII. PLMNUDDM CASTLE, NORTH WALES
XXXIV. AT TEA TIME
XXXV. A DRIVE AT SUNRISE
XXXVI. THE EXCURSION
XXXVII. THE RETURN
XXXVIII. O'SHEA'S BARN
XXXIX. AN EARLY GALLOP
XL. OLD MEMORIES
XLI. TWO FAMILIAR EPISTLES
XLII. AN EVENING IN THE DRAWING ROOM
XLIII. SOME NIGHT THOUGHTS
XLIV. THE HEAD CONSTABLE
XLV. SOME IRISHRIES
XLVI. SAGE ADVICE
XLVII. REPROOF
XLVIII. HOW MEN IN OFFICE MAKE LOVE
XLIX. A CUP OF TEA
L. CROSS PURPOSES
LI. AWAKENINGS
LII. A CHANCE AGREEMENT
LIII. A SCRAPE
LIV. HOW IT BEFELL
LV. TWO J.P.'S
LVI. BEFORE THE DOOR
LVII. A DOCTOR
LVIII. IN TURKEY
LIX. A LETTER BAG
LX. A DEFEAT
LXI. A CHANGE OF FRONT
LXII. WITH A PASHA
LXIII. ATLEE ON HIS TRAVELS
LXIV. GREEK MEETS GREEK
LXV. IN TOWN
LXVI. ATLEB'S MESSAGE
LXVII. WALPOLE ALONE
LXVIII. THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE
LXIX. AT KILGOBBIN CASTLE
LXX. ATLEE'S RETURN
LXXI. THE DRIVE
LXXII. THE SAUNTER IN TOWN
LXXIII. A DARKENED ROOM
LXXIV. AN ANGRY COLLOQUY
LXXV. MATHEW KEARNEY'S REFLECTIONS
LXXVI. VERY CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION
LXXVII. TWO YOUNG LADIES ON MATRIMONY
LXXVIII. A MISERABLE MORNING
LXXIX. PLEASANT CONGRATULATIONS
LXXX. A NEW ARRIVAL
LXXXI. AN UNLOOKED FOR CORRESPONDENT
LXXXII. THE BREAKFAST ROOM
LXXXIII. THE GARDEN BY MOONLIGHT
LXXXIV. NEXT MORNING
LXXXV. THE END LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
SHE SUFFERED HER HAND TO REMAIN 'WHAT LARK HAVE YOU BEEN ON, MASTER JOE?' 'ONE MORE SITTING I MUST HAVE, SIR, FOR THE HAIR' 'HOW THAT SONG MAKES ME WISH WE WERE BACK AGAIN WHERE I HEARD IT FIRST' HE ENTERED, AND NINA AROSE AS HE CAME FORWARD 'YOU ARE RIGHT, I SEE IT ALL,' AND NOW HE SEIZED HER HAND AND KISSED IT KATE, STILL DRESSED, HAD THROWN HERSELF ON THE BED, AND WAS SOUND ASLEEP 'IS NOT THAT AS FINE AS YOUR BOASTED CAMPAGNA?' 'YOU WEAR A RING OF GREAT BEAUTY MAY I LOOK AT IT?' 'TRUE, THERE IS NO TENDER LIGHT THERE,' MUTTERED HE, GAZING AT HER EYES HE KNELT DOWN ON ONE KNEE BEFORE HER NINA CAME FORWARD AT THAT MOMENT NINA KOSTALERGI WAS BUSILY ENGAGED IN PINNING UP THE SKIRT OF HER DRESS THE BALCONY CREAKED AND TREMBLED, AND AT LAST GAVE WAY 'JUST LOOK AT THE CROWD THAT IS WATCHING US ALREADY' 'I SHOULD LIKE TO HAVE BACK MY LETTERS' WALPOLE LOOKED KEENLY AT THE OTHER'S FACE AS HE READ THE PAPER 'I DECLARE YOU HAVE LEFT A TEAR UPON MY CHEEK,' SAID KATE
CHAPTER I KILGOBBIN CASTLE
Some one has said that almost all that Ireland possesses of picturesque
beauty is to be found on, or in the immediate neighbourhood of, the
seaboard; and if we except some brief patches of river scenery on the Nore
and the Blackwater, and a part of Lough Erne, the assertion is not devoid
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