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from the mint for a piece of old decayed copper no bigger than his nail�察�

provided it had aukward characters upon it�察�too much defaced to be read。 

The whole stock of a great bookseller was�察�in his eyes�察�a cheap exchange 

for a shred of parchment�察�containing half a homily written by St。                  Patrick。 

He   would   have   gratefully  given   all   his patrimonial   domains   to   one   who 

should   inform   him   what   pendragon   or   druid   it   was   who   set   up   the   first 

stone on Salisbury plain。 

     This    spirit�察 �as  you   may    readily   suppose�察   �being    seconded     by   great 

wealth     and   long    life�察 �contributed    to  form    a  very   large   collection    of 

venerable lumber�察�which�察�though beyond all price to the collector himself�察�

is of no value to his heiress but so far as it is marketable。              She designs to 

bring the whole to auction�察�but for this purpose a catalogue and description 

are necessary。       Her father trusted to a faithful memory�察�and to vague and 

scarcely legible memorandums�察�and has left a very arduous task to any one 

who shall be named to the office。            It occurred to me�察�that the best means 

of promoting your views was to recommend you to this office。 

     You    are   not   entirely   without    the  antiquarian     frenzy   yourself。    The 

employment�察  �therefore�察  �will   be   somewhat   agreeable   to   you   for   its   own 

sake。     It will entitle you to become an inmate of the same house�察�and thus 

establish     an  incessant    intercourse    between     you�察  �and   the   nature   of  the 

business   is   such�察  �that   you   may   perform   it   in   what   time�察  �and   with   what 

degree of diligence and accuracy you please。 

     I  ventured     to  insinuate    that�察 �to  a  woman     of   rank   and   family�察  �the 

character of a hireling was by no means a favourable recommendation。 

     He answered�察�that he proposed�察�by the account he should give of me�察�

to obviate every scruple of that nature。            Though my father was no better 

than a farmer�察�it is not absolutely certain but that my remoter ancestors had 



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princely blood in their veins�此         �but as long as proofs of my low extraction 

did    not   impertinently      intrude    themselves�察     �my    silence�察   �or�察 �at   most�察�

equivocal   surmises�察  �seasonably   made   use   of�察  �might   secure   me   from   all 

inconveniences on the score of birth。             He should represent me�察�and I was 

such�察  �as   his   friend�察  �favourite�察  �and   equal�察  �and   my   passion   for   antiquities 

should   be   my   principal   inducement   to   undertake   this   office�察  �though   my 

poverty would make no objection to a reasonable pecuniary recompense。 

     Having expressed my acquiescence in his measures�察�he thus proceeded�此�

My visit was made to my kinswoman�察�for the purpose�察�as I just now told 

you�察�of paving your way into her family�察�but�察�on my arrival at her house�察�I 

found     nothing   but    disorder   and   alarm。    Mrs。   Benington�察      �it   seems�察  �on 

returning from a longer ride than customary�察�last Thursday evening�察�was 

attacked      by   robbers。      Her     attendants    related    an   imperfect     tale   of 

somebody   advancing          at  the  critical   moment     to  her   rescue。    It  seems�察�

however�察�they did more harm than good�察�for the horses took to flight and 

overturned   the   carriage�察  �in   consequence   of   which   Mrs。   Benington   was 

severely bruised。       She has kept her bed ever since�察�and a fever was likely 

to ensue�察�which has only left her out of danger to´day。 

     As   the   adventure   before   related�察  �in   which   I   had   so   much   concern�察�

occurred at the time mentioned by Ludloe�察�and as all other circumstances 

were   alike�察  �I   could   not   doubt   that   the   person   whom   the   exertion   of   my 

mysterious   powers   had   relieved   was   Mrs。   Benington�此          �but   what   an   ill´ 

omened interference was mine�               �The robbers would probably have been 

satisfied with the few guineas in her purse�察�and�察�on receiving these�察�would 

have    left  her   to  prosecute     her  journey   in   peace    and   security�察  �but�察 �by 

absurdly  offering   a succour�察  �which could only  operate   upon the   fears   of 

her assailants�察�I endangered her life�察�first by the desperate discharge of a 

pistol�察�and next by the fright of the horses。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 My anxiety�察�which 

would have been less if I had not been�察�in some degree�察�myself the author 

of the evil�察�was nearly removed by Ludloe's proceeding to assure me that 

all danger was at an end�察�and that he left the lady in the road to perfect 

health。     He had seized the earliest opportunity of acquainting her with the 

purpose      of  his   visit�察 �and    had   brought     back    with   him    her   cheerful 



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acceptance       of  my    services。    The     next   week     was    appointed     for  my 

introduction。 

     With    such    an  object   in  view�察  �I  had   little  leisure  to  attend   to  any 

indifferent object。      My thoughts were continually bent upon the expected 

introduction�察�and my impatience and curiosity drew strength�察�not merely 

from   the   character   of   Mrs。   Benington�察  �but   from   the   nature   of   my   new 

employment。         Ludloe      had   truly   observed�察    �that   I  was    infected   with 

somewhat of   this antiquarian   mania   myself�察  �and I   now remembered   that 

Benington   had   frequently   alluded   to   this   collection   in   possession   of   his 

wife。     My     curiosity    had   then   been    more    than    once   excited    by   his 

representations�察  �and   I   had   formed   a   vague   resolution   of   making   myself 

acquainted with this lady and her learned treasure�察�should I ever return to 

Ireland。 。 。 。 。   Other incidents had driven this matter from my mind。 

     Meanwhile�察  �affairs   between   Ludloe   and   myself   remained   stationary。 

Our conferences�察�which were regular and daily�察�related to general topics�察�

and though his instructions were adapted to promote my improvement in 

the   most   useful   branches   of   knowledge�察  �they   never   afforded   a   glimpse 

towards that quarter where my curiosity was most active。 

     The next week now arrived�察�but Ludloe informed me that the state of 

Mrs。  Benington's   health   required   a  short   excursion   into   the  country�察  �and 

that he himself proposed to bear her company。                  The journey was to last 

about a fortnight�察�after which I might prepare myself for an introduction to 

her。 

     This   was   a   very   unexpected   and   disagreeable   trial   to   my   patience。 

The   interval   of   solitude   that   now   succeeded   would   have   passed   rapidly 

and    pleasantly    enough�察    �if  an  event   of   so  much    moment      were    not   in 

suspense。      Books�察�of which I was passionately fond�察�would have afforded 

me delightful and incessant occupation�察�and Ludloe�察�by way of reconciling 

me to unavoidable delays�察�had given me access to a little closet�察�in which 

his rarer and more valuable books were kept。 

     All my amusements�察�both by inclination and necessity�察�were centered 

in myself and at home。          Ludloe appeared to have no visitants�察�and though 

frequently abroad�察�or at least secluded from me�察�had never proposed my 



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introduction      to   any   of   his   friends�察   �except    Mrs。    Benington。       My 

obligations to him were already too great to allow me to lay claim to new 

favours and indulgences�察�nor�察�indeed�察�was my disposition such as to make 

society needful to my happiness。           My character had been�察�in some degree�察�

modelled by the faculty which I possessed。             This deriving all its supposed 

value     from   impenetrable      secrecy�察   �and   Ludloe's     admonitions      tending 

powerfully       to   impress     me     with    the   necessity     of   wariness     and 

circumspection in my  general intercourse   with mankind�察 �I had   gradually 

fallen into sedate�察�reserved�察�mysterious�察�and unsociable habits。                My heart 

wanted not a friend。 

     In   this   temper   of   mind�察  �I   set   myself   to   examine   the   novelties   which 

Ludloe's private book´cases contained。            'Twill be strange�察�thought I�察�if his 

favourite volume do not show some marks of my friend's character。                       To 

know a man's favourite or most constant studies cannot fail of letting in 

some little light upon his secret thoughts�察�and though he would not have 

given me the  reading of these  books�察�if he had thought   them capable  of 

unveiling more of his concerns than he wished�察�yet possibly my ingenuity 

may go   one  step   farther than he   dreams   of。       You   shall   judge  whether  I 

was right in my conjectures。 



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                                   Chapter IX。 



       The    books     which    composed       this  little  library   were    chiefly    the 

voyages and travels of the   missionaries of the sixteenth and   seventeenth 

centuries。     Added to these were some works upon political economy and 

legislation。      Those   writers   who   have   amused   themselves   with   reducing 

their   ideas    to  practice�察  �and   drawing     imag
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