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prieve to a condemned criminal. We under- 

 stood at once that Mr. O'Brien had been suc- 

 cessful in his mission; and Margaret turned 

 round and gave him a hearty kiss. 



"I pitched into your mother, Miss Mar- 

 garet," said the noble creature. "I told her 

 the ' Aigle' might go to the divil if she acted 

 harshly to you." 



And so we went into tea ; and Mrs. Brady 

 saluted me on the cheek, and silently ratified 

 the negotiation that had been so fortunately 

 conducted by Mr. O'Brien. 



In a month Margaret and I once more tra- 

 velled together in a steamer, and took up our 

 residence in town. The c Eagle ' now flourishes 

 under the able editorship of our friend. I 

 have never, as you may suspect, regretted my 

 short connection with that influential journal ; 

 and I take a peculiar interest in still reading 

 it ; for Mr. O'Brien sends it to us regularly. 

 Mrs. Brady has been entirely reconciled to me 

 for my breach of promise, and occasionally 

 condescends to visit us, without remaining 

 longer than a well-regulated mother-in-law 

 should. 



