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"Well, then, let her come; do you go and engage her; but see that she will not extort dishonest terms from you, because there is nothing but fraud and knavery among these wretches." Harry lost little time in seeming the services of Caterine Collins, who was that very day established as nurse-tender in Charles Lindsay's sick room.
He frequently took Caterine Collins's place, attended him personally, with singular kindness and affection, gave him his drinks and decoctions with his own hand; and, when the surgeon came to make his daily visit, the anxiety he evinced in ascertaining whether there was any chance of his recovery was most affectionate and exemplary.
As for my part, I shall deliver his messages to her no more and, indeed, it was wrong of me ever to do so." The moon had now risen, and Caterine, on looking keenly and incredulously into his face, read nothing there but an expression of apparent sincerity and sorrow for the indiscretion and folly of his brother.
Woodward who was quick in the conception of his projects, had them all laid even then; and in order to work them out with due effect, he resolved to pay a visit to our friend, Sol Donnel, the herb doctor. This hypocritical old villain was uncle to Caterine Collins, the fortune-teller, who had prognosticated to him such agreeable tiding's on the night of the bonfire.
"Shawn," replied Caterine, as if she had not paid much attention to his words, "Shawn, dear Shawn, there is one woman who would give her life for your love." "Ah," said Shawn, "it's aisily said, at all events aisily said; but who is it Caterine?" "She is now speaking to you," she returned.
Charles, and it's whispered he's goin' to make a fool of himself and disgrace his family." "How is that, Caterine?" "I don't know rightly; I didn't hear the particulars; but I'll be on the watch, and when I can I'll let you know it." "Take no such trouble, Caterine," said Alice; "I assure you I feel no personal interest whatsoever in any of the family except Miss Lindsay.
"Well, Caterine, won't this be a fine night when the moon and stars comes out to show you the road home again afther you manage the affair you're bent on?" "Why, what am I bent on?" she replied, sharply. "Why, to build a church to-night, wid the assistance of Mr. Harry Woodward." "Talk with respect of your masther's stepson," she replied, indignantly.
"Now, Miss Goodwin, everything depends on whether you'll answer me one question truly, and you needn't be afeard to spake the truth to me." "Is it concerning myself?" "It is, Miss Goodwin, and another, too, but principally yourself." "But what right have you, Caterine, to question me upon my own affairs?" "No right, miss; but I wish to prevent you from, harm."
Woodward started for a moment, and could not avoid being struck at the coincidence of the same mission having been assigned to the two spirits, and he reflected, with an impression that was anything but agreeable, upon his damnable suggestion of having had recourse to the vile agency of Caterine Collins in enacting the said Banshee, for the purpose of giving the last fatal blow to the almost dying Alice Goodwin.
"Ay, but you didn't murder your father, though, as I did; that's one advantage I have over you ha! ha! ha!" "I'm not so sure of that, Nannie," replied the dying girl; "but where's my baby?" "O! yes, you have had a baby, but Caterine Collins took it away with her."
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