The Nugents of Carriconna Author:Tighe Hopkins Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: had his thoughts about the pile which he knew was accumulating on the Australian sheep-run ; but Anthony never had any. And it was in keeping with his character ... more »that at the first blush he was more angry than pleased that the money had been left to him. He knew that he had done nothing to deserve it, and as a man greatly disliking sudden changes of any sort, whether pleasant or otherwise, he was even annoyed at the prospect of having to spend in some way or other an income seven or eight times larger than he had ever before possessed. He was only now beginning to take his riches kindly, and to dream strange dreams as to the possibilities that lay within them. CHAPTER III. LADY KITTY. " Isn't it a great pity," said Miss Nugent, before breakfast was over, " that Arthur couldn't be home with us now ? " " Eh ? " answered Anthony, peering at his sister from under his shaggy, shifting eyebrows. " Well, I wouldn't be grudging anything to Arthur; there's abundance for him when he comes; but it's my belief that he's in no hurry to be home again." " Indeed, there was no great cheer for him when he was at home, poor boy, and 'tis but small wonder that he was glad to travel when he had the chance. But I'm right sure by his letters that he's often thinking of us, and won't ba too sorry when he's back." Like Kedagh, Anthony had but one child—his son Arthur, who cannot yet be introduced in his proper person since he was at this time somewhere in Central Africa, attached to an exploring expedition, organized and headed by Anthony's neighbour and friend, Lord Kilcreevy. Arthur was just twenty-seven; a rover by nature, a good linguist, and a favourite with most people He was more than a favourite with Miss Nugent, who had been the closest to him during the fifteen years that had...« less