id Hartley, who felt that the delicacy of his
position with regard to Lord Cumber, rendered it altogether impossible
that he could be the guest of a man with whose brother he was likely
soon to fight a duel.

"Well," replied Topertoe, "if you cannot come I shall regret it."

"It is really out of my power, I assure you," replied Hartley, as he
bade him fare-Well.

The sheriff accepted the invitation; and after shaking hands with, and
congratulating Messrs. M'Loughlin and Harman, also took his leave. He
had scarcely gone, when a magnificent carriage and four dashed up to
the door, in which Topertoe, accompanied by Hickman, took his seat, and
again drove off towards. Castle Cumber, where the said carriage only had
arrived that morning from, the metropolis.

Darby was certainly confounded by the unwelcome intelligence respecting
the loss of the Gaolership, which was conveyed to him in such an
unpleasant manner by Mr. Topertoe. He knew his own powers of wheedling,
however, too well, to despair of being able, could he see Lucre, to
replace himself as firmly as ever in his good opinion. With this purpose
in view, he wended his way to the Glebe House, where he understood the
newly made bishop yet was, having made arrangements to proceed the next
morning to Dublin, in order to be consecrated. There was, therefore, no
time to be lost, and he accordingly resolved to effect an interview
if he could. On arriving, the servant, who was ignorant of the change
against him which had been produced in his master's sentiments,
instantly admitted him; and the bishop, who had expected a present
of game from his neighbor, Lord Mountmortgage, desired him to be
admitted--the servant having only intimated that the man was come."

"How is this?" said the Prelate in a loud and angry voice; "how did you
get in, sir?"

"Plaise your Lordship," replied Darby, "I came in by the door, of
course--an' that, your Lordship, is generally the right way; for as
holy Scripture says," he proceeded, anxious to let his Lordship see how
deeply he was imbued with Scriptural truth--"as holy Scripture says,
'Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that entereth not by the door into
the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief
and a robber,' Indeed, my Lord, I never knewn the consolation that's in
Scripture antil lately, glory be to God!"

The bishop looked at him with an angry and scrutinizing eye; for Darby's
deportment, to say truth, puzzled