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A Hospitable Colonist

           Animmensehall,lightandairy,occupiedthegroundfloorofthehouse,whichwasbuiltofstrongplankslaidhorizontally.Afewwoodenbenchesfastenedagainstthegaily-coloredwalls,abouttenstools,twooakchestsontinmugs,alargelongtablewheretwentyguestscouldsitcomfortably,composedthefurniture,whichlookedinperfectkeepingwiththesolidhouseandrobustinmates.

           Thenoondaymealwasspread;thesouptureenwassmokingbetweenroastbeefandalegofmutton,surroundedbylargeplatesofolives,grapes,andoranges.Thenecessarywasthereandtherewasnolackofthesuperfluous.Thehostandhostessweresopleasant,andthebigtable,withitsabundantfare,lookedsoinviting,thatitwouldhavebeenungraciousnottohaveseatedthemselves.Thefarmservants,onequalfootingwiththeirmaster,werealreadyintheirplacestotaketheirshareofthemeal.PaddyO’Moorepointedtotheseatsreservedforthestrangers,andsaidtoGlenarvan:

           "Iwaswaitingforyou."

           "Waitingforus!"repliedGlenarvaninatoneofsurprise.

           "Iamalwayswaitingforthosewhocome,"saidtheIrishman;andthen,inasolemnvoice,whilethefamilyanddomesticsreverentlystood,herepeatedtheBENEDICITE.

           Dinnerfollowedimmediately,duringwhichananimatedconversationwaskeptuponallsides.FromScotchtoIrishisbutahandsbreadth.TheTweed,severalfathomswide,digsadeepertrenchbetweenScotlandandEnglandthanthetwentyleaguesofIrishChannel,whichseparatesOldCaledoniafromtheEmeraldIsle.

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