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During the short pause which occurred in court immediately after McKeon left the table, he had once or twice looked round to learn if Feemy were coming, though the high woodwork of the dock would effectually prevent him from seeing her till she was at the table. It will be remembered that Feemy's extreme illness had never been made known to her brother, much less her lamentable situation.
These details brought Brickbat up in the market. "They might have left him at Tuam then, and saved themselves money," said Gayner. "Why, he hadn't had a gallop last Tuesday week; I was in his stable myself. If Burke's cattle had been as fat at Ballinasloe, he'd have got better prices." "I say, McKeon," said Fitzpatrick, "what odds will you bet Bob doesn't buy Brickbat himself?"
She had kept Margaret McKeon busy with the new chintz curtains and cushions for Miss Eileen's room, and when it was all finished had fussed about doing one little thing and another till the privileged maid had been moved to protest. "Hasn't Miss Eileen had everything she wanted from the lucky day for her that she came here? Don't be robbin' yourself, m'lady."
Our meeting opened at two o'clock and lasted until seven, giving us five hours of uninterrupted conversation. Judge McKeon had informed me of the recent decisions and the legal aspects of the questions, which he urged me to present to them fully and frankly, as no one had had such an opportunity before to speak to Mormon women alone. So I made the most of my privilege.
He was sure to have some animal to run at the different steeple-chases in the neighbourhood, and it was generally supposed, that even when not winning his race, Tony McKeon seldom lost much by attending the meeting.
The big room at the hotel, in which we have been three times on such different occasions, the long big room where McKeon presided over so many drunken spirits where poor Feemy made her last arrangements with her lover at the ball and where so soon afterwards she was brought forward to give her evidence touching his death, while his cold body was lying dead on the table before her, this long big room is now set apart for yet another purpose.
"Would you mind axing him to pardon a poor boy, Mr. McKeon?" "May God pardon you, Brady. Your master that was, has been taught before this to forgive all his enemies; but I wouldn't dirty my mouth with your name the last time I see him." "Sorrow a word of a lie thin I towld, Mr. McKeon." "Never mind; truth or lies it's much the same."
Pat was the first to speak. "There's a word or two I want to spake to you, Mr. McKeon." "To speak to me," said Mr. McKeon; "well, what is it?" "I couldn't just be telling you here; av you wouldn't mind stepping out, a minute or so it's not five minutes I'd be keeping you." McKeon accordingly went out into the dark yard, about thirty paces from the house, and Brady continued
Feemy was in her own sitting-room, and was somewhat more neat in her appearance than the last time we saw her there, for Ussher had said he would call early in the morning; but she was employed in the same manner as then sitting over the fire with a novel in her hand, when she heard the sound of the car wheels, and on going to the window, saw Mrs. McKeon and her daughters.
"Then I can hardly confirm him as second lieutenant," added Captain McKeon. "In my report of the affairs with the Ocklockonee and the Escambia, I have strongly recommended him and three other officers for promotion, for all of them are fitted by education and experience at sea to do duty on board of such vessels as the Bronx."
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