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M'Mahon had not only refused to lend him the money he stood in need of, but actually quarrelled with him, as far as he could judge, for no other purpose but that he might make the quarrel a plea for refusing him. This disappointment, to a person of Hycy's disposition, was, we have seen, bitterly vexatious, and it may be presumed that he reached home in anything but an agreeable humor.
Nanny, who from some motives of her own, felt reluctant to mention Hycy's name in the matter, hastily replied, "A person, plaise your reverence, from Major Vanston." "Very well, girl, discharge your duty," said the priest; "but I tell you the devil will never sleep well till he has his clutches in the same Major, as well as in the shameless apostate he has corrupted."
One morning, a few days after Hycy's rejection by Miss Clinton, they were all at breakfast, "the accomplished" being in one of his musical and polite moods, his father bland but sarcastic, and Edward in a state of actual pain on witnessing the wilful disrespect or rather contempt that was implied by Hycy towards his parents.
It is singular enough that whilst Clinton was introducing the subject of Hycy's attachment to his sister, that worthy young gentleman was sustaining a much more serious and vehement onset upon a similar subject at home.
Mother, my stomach craves its matutinal supply I'm in excellent condition for breakfast." "It's ready. Jemmy, you'll Misther Burke, I mane you'll pay for Misther Hycy's mare." "If I do you'll live to see it, that's all. Give the boy his breakwhist." "Thank you, worthy father much obliged for your generosity
"Divil another woman in the barony can match her at them by all accounts," replied Peety, catching the earnest enthusiasm of Hycy's manner.
"Dere's trewt in dhat, anyhow," said the other, now evidently more satisfied as to Hycy's motive in changing. "But," he added, "as you is now to schange, it 'ud be gooder to shange to some better place nor Ahadarra." "I know of none better or safer," said Burke.
"Hycy's no favorite wid you, Nanny." "Why you know he's not, an' indeed I don't know why he's one wid you." "Throth an' he is, many a shillin' an' sixpence he throws me, always does indeed wherever he meets me." "No matter, maybe the day will soon come when you'll change your opinion of him, that's all I say, except to keep your eye on him; and I'll tell you why I bid you, some day soon."
If you see him, tell him there's a letter from Major Vanston in the office for him." We must still trace Hycy's motions. On leaving the post-office, he went directly to the Head Inn, where he knew Bryan M'Mahon was waiting until the town should become perfectly calm and quiet.
"I am to meet Vanston at Chevydale's by-and-by, uncle. There's to be an investigation there; and by the way, allow me to bring Hycy's anonymous letter with me it may serve an honest man and help to punish a rogue. What if you would come down with me, and give him the breeze?" "Well," replied the uncle, "for the novelty of the thing I don't care if I do.
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