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Bryan, after they had separated, felt that Hycy's advice was the very best possible under the circumstances, and as he had heard for the first time that Chevydale was in the country, he resolved to go at once and state to him the peculiar grievance under which he labored.
Hycy's Friendship for Bryan M'Mahon Bryan's Interview with his Landlord.
"Why, such a thing might be," proceeded Hycy, "if you have an enemy; but I think, Bryan, you are too well liked and justly so too if you will excuse me for saying so to your face to have any enemy capable of going such nefarious lengths as that." Bryan paused and seemed a good deal struck with the truth of Hycy's observation "There's raison, sure enough in what you say, Hycy," he observed.
After a great deal of reflection upon Hycy's want of memory concerning their bargain, and upon a close comparison between his conduct and whole manner on the night in question, and his own account of the matter in the course of their last interview, he could not help feeling that his friend had stated a gross falsehood, and that the pretended want of recollection was an ingenious after-thought, adopted for the purpose of screening himself from the consequences of whatever injury he might inflict upon Bryan M'Mahon.
I could name others connected with some of them but I wont, now." When M'Mahon recollected the conversation which both Clinton and the agent had held with him, with respect to violating the law, the truth of Hycy's remark flashed upon him at once, and of course deepened his indignation almost beyond endurance.
Clinton now felt satisfied that Hycy's letter to his uncle was an anonymous one, and although he could not divine its contents, he still felt assured that it was in some way connected with the farm transaction, or at all events detrimental to Bryan M'Mahon.
Peety, by the advice of Hogan's wife, called in Teddy Phat's " "What's that? Teddy Phats? Now, by the way, Harry, don't abuse poor Teddy. You will be surprised, Hal, when I tell you that he and I have played into each other's hands for years. Yes, my boy, and I can assure you that, owing to him, both Fethertonge and I were aware of Hycy's Burke's plot against M'Mahon long before he set it a-going.
On looking through the premises, which they did by the light of a large fire, they found precisely that which had been mentioned in Hycy's letter to wit, the Still, the Head, and the Worm; but with the exception of an old broken rundlet or two, and a crazy vessel of wash that was not worth removing, there was nothing whatsoever besides.
I like, after all, to see a rogue punished, especially when he is not prepared for it." After a little delay they repaired to Chevydale's house, armed with Hycy's anonymous letter to Clinton, as well as with the document which the old squire, as he was called, had left for Thomas M'Mahon and his son.
The hint was immediately taken with respect to them and Vincent, all of whom had been engaged in coming under Hycy's auspices they were apprehended and imprisoned, the chief evidence against them being Teddy Phats, Peety Dhu, and Finigan, who for once became a stag, as he called it.
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