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LORD EDWAPO) HIDES



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Higgins, who constantly transmitted the result of his
espionage to Dublin Castle, was now more than ordinarily on
the qui vive. At Moira House, Usher's Island, Pamela, wife
of Lord Edward, sometimes stayed. In March, Leinster
House, Kildare Street, was searched by soldiers— on which
occasion Major Swan said to Lady Edward: *This is an
unpleasant duty for any gentleman to perform/ — ^ It is a task
which no gei\tleman would perform,' was the reply.* She
little dreamed 'that men whose friendship she valued were
playing a part still more ungentlemanly. On this occasion
Lord Edward narrowly escaped ; thenceforth he avoided both
Leinster House and Moira House, unless for stealthy visits,
and for weeks he remained hidden at Fortobello near
Dublin.
