I think he has certainly not
omitted to sound the alarm sufficiently loud during the approach of this
great ordeal to which we are exposed."

"And in addition to everything else, I am in arrears to you, Temple," he
added; "and now I have no means of paying you."

Temple was silent, for at that moment the necessities of his family
pressed with peculiar severity upon himself--and he was not exactly
prepared for such an intimation. The portion of salary then coming to
him was, in truth, his sole dependence at that peculiar crisis, and this
failing him, he knew not on what hand or in what direction to turn.

After musing for some time, he at length replied, "If you have it not,
Dr. Turbot, or cannot procure it, of course it is idle for me to expect
it--although I will not deny, that in the present circumstances of
my family, it would have come to us with very peculiar and seasonable
relief."

"But I have not a pound," replied the doctor; "so far from that, I am
pretty deeply in debt--for I need hardly say, that for years I have been
balancing my affairs--paying off debts to-day, and contracting other
to-morrow--always dipped, but and rather deeply, too, as I said."

He again got to his legs, when the pursuit of the latter part of his
person after the rest once more took place, and in this odd way he
traversed the room in a state of extreme tribulation.

"What is to be done?" he asked--"surely the government cannot abandon
us?--cannot allow us to perish utterly, which we must do, if left to
the mercy of our enemies? No, certainly it cannot desert us in such a
strait as this, unless it wishes to surrender the established church to
the dark plots and designing ambition of popery. No, no--it cannot--it
must not--it dares not. Some vigorous measure for our relief must be
taken, and that speedily;--let us not be too much dejected, then--our
sufferings will be short--and as for myself, I am willing to make
any reasonable sacrifice, provided I am not called upon--at these
years--fifty-eight--to give up my usual little luxuries. Purcel, I want
you to take a turn in the garden. Temple, excuse me--will you?--and say
to Mrs. Temple to make no preparations, as I don't intend to stop--I
shall return to Dublin in an hour at farthest; and don't be cast down,
Temple; matters will soon brighten."

"It is not at all necessary, sir," replied Temple, "that you should
adjorn to the garden to speak with Mr. Purcel. I was on my way to the