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THE MAN IN POSSESSION. 55 CHAPTER VI. A ‘*DOUBLE’”’ SOMEWHERE, ‘‘THaT’s a mighty strange young man that’s stayin’ for Fletcher,” remarked Biddy, as she brought Kate’s modest dinner upstairs that evening. ‘‘When I was dishing the pudding up hesays tome, I'll make the sauce, Biddy,’ he says, and thrue for ye, Miss Kate, he did that same, and the beautiful sauce it is. Lemon and butter, and sugar, and the drop o’ brown brandy, and all melted together in the oven. Shure tis fit for the Quane herself. Wait till ye see it. For all the world like liquid gowld.” Kate smiled at her abigail’s enthusiasm. ‘‘ You had better ask him tohavesome of the pudding him- , self,” she said, ‘‘ since he has done so much for it.” ‘Well, you see, Miss Kate,” said Biddy doubtfully, ‘‘he’s a very supayrior young man., Not like that ould omadhaun Fletcher at all, at all. And Im not sure he’d be takin’ it as a compliment if I asked him to sit down wid me, though he did say, and gospel ° truth it is, Miss; ‘Biddy,’ says he, ‘save me a slice o' that pudding and Ill give you a bran new half crown, he says. ‘Sure’ I says, ‘you're wel- come to the slice ; tisn’t Biddy Callaghan would be lookin’ for paymint, nor the likes o’ any one in this house would be grudgin’ food and drink to friend or COMicloe (Sri C(O)