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The House by the Church-Yard

CHAPTER LVIII
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His soul was cursing old Mrs.Glynn, of Palmerstown--that mother of lies and what not--and remonstrating with old Dr.Walsingham--and protesting wildly against everything.
General Chattesworth, who returned two or three weeks after, was not half pleased to see Devereux.

He had heard a good deal about him and his doings over the water, and did not like them.

He had always had a misgiving that if Devereux remained in the corps, sooner or later he would be obliged to come to a hard reckoning with him.

And the handsome captain had not been three weeks in Chapelizod, when more than the general suspected that he was in nowise improved.

So General Chattesworth did not often see or talk with him; and when he did, was rather reserved and lofty with him.


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