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The History of Pendennis

CHAPTER VI
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"Ye know at Dublin how ye went on about young Poldoody, and I've a whole desk full of verses he wrote me when he was in Trinity College; but he went abroad, and his mother married him to an Englishwoman." "Lord Poldoody was a young nobleman; and in them it's natural: and ye weren't in the position in which ye are now, Milly dear.

But ye mustn't encourage this young chap too much, for, bedad, Jack Costigan won't have any thrilling with his daughter." "No more will his daughter, papa, you may be sure of that," Milly said.
"A little sip more of the punch,--sure, 'tis beautiful.

Ye needn't be afraid about the young chap--I think I'm old enough to take care of myself, Captain Costigan." So Pen used to come day after day, rushing in and galloping away, and growing more wild about the girl with every visit.

Sometimes the Captain was present at their meetings; but having a perfect confidence in his daughter, he was more often inclined to leave the young couple to themselves, and cocked his hat over his eye, and strutted off on some errand when Pen entered.

How delightful those interviews were! The Captain's drawing-room was a low wainscoted room, with a large window looking into the Dean's garden.


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