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the door, and Moriarty, cap in hand, stood before 

 his master. 



" Moriarty," said Mr French, " there's a pig got 

 into the kitchen-garden." 



" A pig, sorr! " 



" Yes; it's escaped down here from Clojnie. At 

 least, I'm going to send it back to Cloyne. Get 

 the cart." 



" Yes, sorr." 



" And a pig-net. Get it into the cart, with the 

 net over it, and take it to Cloyne. I don't know 

 who it belongs to, so just dump it in the market- 

 place. This is market day, so there'll be someone 

 to claim it, or it will find its way home." 



" Yes, sorr." 



" And, see here, bring the cart round to the door 

 before you start." 



" Yes, sorr." 



Moriarty departed. 



" Now," said Mr French, " let's talk business. 

 Miss Grimshaw, we're leaving Ireland to-morrow. 

 You and I and Effie and the servants and all. 

 I've got a place — " 



" To train Garry o wen? " 



" Yes, and here's the man that's got me it. It's 

 in Sussex, down at a place called Crowsnest. 

 There are too many pigs in Ireland, poking their 

 noses into my affairs, to do any good with the 

 business here." 



" Good," said Miss Grimshaw, with a rising 

 colour. To escape from the rain and the awful 



