Temple, excuse me--will you ?--and say to Mrs.Temple to make no preparations, as I don't intend to stop--I shall return to Dublin in an hour at farthest; and don't be cast down, Temple; matters will soon brighten." "It is not at all necessary, sir," replied Temple, "that you should adjorn to the garden to speak with Mr.Purcel.I was on my way to the library when I met you, and I am going there now." "It is not so much," he replied, "that I have anything very particular to say to Purcel, as that I feel a walk in the fresh air will relieve me.

Good-bye, then, for a little; I shall see you before I go." "Now, Purcel," said he, when they had reached the garden, "this, after all, is only a false alarm, or even if it be not, we know that the government could by no means afford to abandon the established church in Ireland, because that would be, in other words, to reject the aid of, and sever themselves from all connection with, the whole Protestant party; and you, as a man of sense, Purcel, need not be told that it is only by the existence of a Protestant party in this country that they are enabled to hold it in union with England at all." "But what has that to do with our present distresses ?" said the proctor, who, as he probably began to anticipate the doctor's ultimate object in this conversation, very shrewdly associated himself rather in an official spirit with the embarrassments of his friend, and the church in general.
"It has considerably," replied Dr.Turbot; "for instance, there will be no risk whatsoever, in lending to many of the embarrassed clergy sums of money upon their! personal security, until this pressure passes away, and their prosperity once more returns." "Oh, ho, doctor," thought his sharp and wily companion, "I believe I have you now, Well, Dr.Turbot," he replied, "I think, the case, even as you put it, will be attended with difficulties.

What, for instance, is personal security from a poor or a ruined man?
very little, or rather nothing.

Still it is possible that many, relying upon the proverbial honor and integrity of the Irish Protestant clergy, may actually lend money upon this security.

But then," he added, with a smile, "those who will, must belong to a peculiar and privileged class." "Why," asked Turbot, "to what class do you allude ?" "To one with which," said the proctor, "I unfortunately have no connection--I mean the class that can afford to lend it." "Purcel," said Dr.Turbot, "I am sorry to hear this ungenerous observation from you; I did not expect it." "Why do you call it ungenerous, sir ?" asked Purcel.
"Because," replied Turbot, "it is obvious that it was made in anticipation of a favor which I was about to ask of you." "If I can grant you any favor," replied the proctor, "I shall be most happy to do so;--if you will only let me know what it is." "You must be particularly dull not to perceive it," replied the parson, "aware, as you are, of the unexpected state of my circumstances.