The Kellys and the O'Kellys by Anthony Trollope
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"Ah! but my heart's set upon it," she said; "I shouldn't be happy unless I did it, and I'm sure you don't want to make me unhappy, now. You must get me some lawyer here, Martin; I'm afraid you're not lawyer enough for that yourself." "Indeed I'm not, Anty; it's a trade I know little about." "Well; you must get me a lawyer; not to-morrow, for I know I shan't be well enough; but I hope I shall next day, and you may tell him just what to put in it. I've no secrets from you." And she told him exactly what she had before told her brother. "That'll not hurt him," she continued; "and I'd like to think you and the dear girls should accept something from me." Martin then agreed to go to Daly. He was on good terms with them all now, since making the last offer to them respecting the property; besides, as Martin said, "he knew no other lawyer, and, as the will was so decidedly in Barry's favour, who was so proper to make it as Barry's own lawyer?" "Good-bye now, Martin," said Anty; "we shall be desperately scolded for talking so long; but it was on my mind to say it all, and I'm betther now it's all over." "Good night, dear Anty," said Martin, "I'll be seeing you to-morrow." "Every day, I hope, Martin, till it's all over. God bless you, God bless you all--and you above all. You don't know, Martin--at laist you didn't know all along, how well, how thruly I've loved you. Good |
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