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"But my wife is ill of fever," said M'Loughlin, "and surely you are at all events an Irishman, and will not drag her from her sick bed perhaps her bed of death?" "That act of kindness to her would be kindness to you and your family, Mr. M'Loughlin, and for that reason she shall go out, if she were to expire on the moment. No; this is the day of my vengeance and my triumph.
"I countermand that order," said Easel. "You see, Mr. M'Clutchy," said the sheriff, smiling, "that here is a countermand." "Here is your rent in full, Mr. M'Clutchy," said M'Loughlin, "and lest notes might not prove satisfactory, as they never do to you, there it is in gold. You will find it right."
I shall speak to you once again before I commit you that is, after I shall have punished this villain M'Loughlin, whom I hate as I hate hell; and mark me, you scoundrel, and reflect on this, I am a man who never yet forgave an injury; therefore don't make me your enemy.
"Do you know now," said M'Loughlin, "that I think there's a very great difference between little M'Slime, and that Vulture of hell, M'Clutchy. The little fellow came riding past to-day, and seeing me in the field, he beckoned to me: "'I hope, says he, 'that certain reports, which I was sorry to hear of, are unfounded? "'What reports, Mr. M'Slime? says I to him.
I have also to acquaint you, my Lord, that even if I were disposed to keep M'Loughlin and Harman on the property that is, granting that I were sufficiently treacherous to your interest to do so, it is now out of my power. Their own dishonesty has at length fallen upon their heads.
Come, man, in the mean time take your liquor, an' don't look as if you'd eat me without salt; for I tell you if you tried it, you'd find Brian M'Loughlin a tougher morsel than you imagine." "If anybody else spoke to me in the style you do, Brian, I'd not be apt to overlook it; upon my credit and reputation I would not."
The noise of their horses' feet as they approached M'Loughlin's house in a gallop, alarmed that family, who knew at once that it was a domiciliary visit from M'Clutchy's cavalry. "Raise the window," said M'Loughlin himself, "and ask them what they want or stay, open the door," he added at the same time to another, "and do not let us give them an excuse for breaking it in.
The ruin which we have mentioned stood about half way between the residence of Brian M'Loughlin and the mountain village to which we have alluded. Proceeding homewards from the latter place, having performed an errand of mercy and charity, was a very beautiful girl, exquisitely formed, but somewhat below the middle size.
Phil's a cowardly scoundrel, and nothing else; but, mark me, Phil or no Phil, keep your teeth shut on that subject." "Just as much or as little of that as we like, if you please, Mr. ." "Very well, you know my mind so take the consequences, that's all." "Here goes then," said the ruffian, speaking in a deliberately loud voice, "it's well known that Miss M'Loughlin is Misther Phil's "
"'But he does not refuse to renew your leases certainly? "'No, said M'Loughlin, 'I cannot say that he does; but we have not been able to get anything like a distinct reply from him on the subject and, as far as reports go, they are certainly not in our favor.
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