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She took it and the fishing attached to it ; having bargained with her uncle , Sir Gilbert Hawkesby , that she was to be relieved of the duty of catching salmon , and that he should pay a considerable part of the heavy rent demanded by the local agent . These are a few things better managed in Ireland than in England , and one of them is the starting of important railway trains . The departure , for instance , of the morning mail from the Dublin terminus of the Midland and Great Western Railway is carried through , day after day , with dignity . The hour is an early one , 7 a.m. ; but all the chief officiate of the company are present , tastefully dressed . There is no fuss . Passengers know that it is their duty to be at the station not later than a quarter to seven . If they have any luggage they arrive still earlier , for the porters must not be hustled .