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Book, page 161 / 491 "He would have seen me home," said Grace, "only that he went up a piece of the mountain for some stones or ore for the gentleman,--for he had the manners to think of him this morning, though, shame for me, I had not, when I come in, or I would not have told you all this, and he by. See, there _he_ is, mother." Brian came in very hot, out of breath, with his hat full of stones. "Good morrow to your honour. I was in bed last night; and sorry they did not call me up to be of _sarvice_. Larry was telling us, this morning, your honour's from Wales, and looking for mines in Ireland, and I heard talk that there was one on our mountain--may be, you'd be _curous_ to see, and so I brought the best I could, but I'm no judge." "Nor I, neither," thought Lord Colambre; but he thanked the young man, and determined to avail himself of Larry's misconception of false report; examined the stones very gravely, and said, "This promises well. Lapis caliminaris, schist, plum-pudding stone, rhomboidal, crystal, blend, garrawachy," and all the strange names he could think of, jumbling them together at a venture. "The _lase_!" cried the young man, with joy sparkling in his eyes, as his mother held up the packet. "Lend me the papers." He cracked the seals, and taking off the cover--"Ay, I know it's the _lase_ sure enough. But stay, where's the memorandum?" "It's there, sure," said his mother, "where my lord's pencil writ it. I don't read. Grace, dear, look." The young man put it into her hands, and stood without power to utter a syllable. "It's not here! It's gone!--no sign of it." "Gracious Heaven! that can't be," said the old woman, putting on her spectacles; "let me see,'--I remember the very spot." "It's taken away--it's rubbed clean out!--Oh, wasn't I fool?--But who could have thought he'd be the villain!"
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