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In the first place, however, we must return for a short time to Mr. Keegan. It will be remembered that this gentleman was the son-in-law of Larry Macdermot's creditor, Mr.
"No; maybe he gave me a Christmas-box or so; he's very good to a poor boy like me in that way, is Mr. Keegan." "In whose employment were you six months ago?" "In Mr. Macdermot's; yourself knows that well enough." "And Mr. Macdermot and Mr. Keegan were great friends at that time; weren't they?" "Faix they were not; I never seed much frindship betwixt 'em."
Now Pat was an appendage, unfortunately very necessary in Ireland to such an estate as Macdermot's; and his business was not only to assist in collecting the rents, by taking possession of the little crops, and driving the cows, or the pig; but he was, moreover, expected to know who could, and who could not, make out the money; to have obtained, and always have ready, that secret knowledge of the affairs of the estate, which is thought to be, and is so, necessary to the managing of the Irish peasantry in the way they are managed.
So ended the meeting previous to the conversation in Macdermot's rent-office. The Rev. John McGrath was priest of the parish of Drumsna at the time of which we write. This parish contains the post town of Drumsna and the country adjacent, including the town-land and demesne of Ballycloran.
Hyacinth Keegan usually managed to add certain mysterious costs and ceremonious expenses, which made each half year's rent of Larry Macdermot's own house about £140, before the poor man had managed to scrape it together. To add to this annoyance, Mr.
Macdermot's life. Father John undertook the more difficult task of explaining to Feemy what it was she was expected to do at the trial, and of making her understand that her brother's life depended on her making an effort to give her evidence in the court clearly and firmly. On reaching Drumsna he was much distressed to find that she was no longer at Mrs. McKeon's.
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