Therewassomethingofold-worldbreedingabouttheladthatcommendedhimtotheearl。SuchbreedingisnotrareamongCelt-bornpeasants。
“Mysonstoldmethattheyhadmetayoungmaninthegrounds——“
“ForwhichIbegyourlordship\'spardon，“saidDonal。“Ididnotknowtheplacewasforbidden。“
“Ihopeyouwillsoonbefamiliarwithit。Iamgladofyourmistake。Fromwhattheysaid，Isupposedyoumightbeastudentinwantofasituation，andIhadbeenlookingoutforayoungmantotakechargeoftheboy：itseemedpossibleyoumightservemypurpose。Idonotquestionyoucanshowyourselffitforsuchanoffice：Ipresumeitwouldsuityou。Doyoubelieveyourselfonetobesotrusted？”
Donalhadnotaglimmeroffalsemodesty；heansweredimmediately，“Ido，mylord。“