Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. A Resident Magistracy in Ireland is not an easy thing to come by nowadays; neither is it a very attractive job; yet on the evening when I first propounded the idea to the young lady who had recently consented to become Mrs. Sinclair Yeates, it seemed glittering with possibilities. There was, on that occasion, a sunset, and a string band playing The Gondoliers, and there was also an ingenuous belief in the omnipotence of a godfather of Philippa’s – (Philippa was the young lady) – who had once been a member of the Government.<br><br>I was then climbing the steep ascent of the Captains towards my Majority.