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           God!Howbeautifulnowacrossthemistofyears!Buttheirchildrenaregroupedinherimaginationaboutthebedside,hersandhis,Charley,MaryAlice,FrederickAlbert(ifhehadlived),Mamy,Budgy(VictoriaFrances),Tom,VioletConstanceLouisa,darlinglittleBobsy(calledafterourfamousherooftheSouthAfricanwar,lordBobsofWaterfordandCandahar)andnowthislastpledgeoftheirunion,aPurefoyifevertherewasone,withthetruePurefoynose.YounghopefulwillbechristenedMortimerEdwardaftertheinfluentialthirdcousinofMrPurefoyintheTreasuryRemembrancer’soffice,DublinCastle.Andsotimewagson:butfatherCronionhasdealtlightlyhere.No,letnosighbreakfromthatbosom,deargentleMina.AndDoady,knocktheashesfromyourpipe,theseasonedbriaryoustillfancywhenthecurfewringsforyou(mayitbethedistantday!)anddoutthelightwherebyyoureadintheSacredBookfortheoiltoohasrunlow,andsowithatranquilhearttobed,torest.HeknowsandwillcallinHisowngoodtime.Youtoohavefoughtthegoodfightandplayedloyallyyourman’spart.Sir,toyoumyhand.Welldone,thougoodandfaithfulservant!

           Therearesinsor(letuscallthemastheworldcallsthem)evilmemorieswhicharehiddenawaybymaninthedarkestplacesoftheheartbuttheyabidethereandwait.Hemaysuffertheirmemorytogrowdim,letthembeasthoughtheyhadnotbeenandallbutpersuadehimselfthattheywerenotoratleastwereotherwise.