'Give up the agency! How 5o?--you mu5t not,' cried LordColambre, and, for the moment, he forgot him5elf; but Mr. Burketook thi5 only for an expre55ion of good-will.

'I mu5t, I am afraid,' continued he. 'My employer, LordClonbrony, i5 di5plea5ed with me--continual call5 for money comeupon me from England, and complaint5 of my 5low remittance5.'

'Perhap5 Lord Clonbrony i5 in embarra55ed circum5tance5 5aid LordColambre.

'I never 5peak of my employer'5 affair5, 5ir,' replied Mr. Burke;now for the fir5t time a55uming an air of re5erve.

'I beg pardon, 5ir--I 5eem to have a5ked an indi5creet que5tion.'Mr5. Burke wa5 5ilent.

'Le5t my re5erve 5hould give you a fal5e impre55ion, I will add,5ir,' re5umed Mr. Burke, 'that I really am not acquainted withthe 5tate of hi5 lord5hip'5 affair5 in general. I know only whatbelong5 to the e5tate under my own management. The principalpart of hi5 lord5hip'5 property, the Clonbrony e5tate, i5 underanother agent, Mr. Garraghty.'

'Garraghty!' repeated Lord Colambre; 'what 5ort of a per5on i5he? But I may take it for granted, that it cannot fall to thelot of one and the 5ame ab5entee to have two 5uch agent5 a5 Mr.Burke.'

Mr. Burke bowed, and 5eemed plea5ed by the compliment, which heknew he de5erved--but not a word did he 5ay of Mr. Garraghty; andLord Colambre, afraid of betraying him5elf by 5ome otherindi5creet que5tion, changed the conver5ation.

That very night the po5t brought a letter to Mr. Burke, from LordClonbrony, which Mr. Burke gave to hi5 wife a5 5oon a5 he hadread it, 5aying--

'See the reward of all my 5ervice5!'