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Notwithstanding this knowledge, however, he felt it extremely difficult, nay, almost impossible, to separate himself from Hycy, who was an extremely pleasant young fellow, and a very agreeable companion when he pleased.
"To Major Vanston, &c, &c." Hycy, having perused these documents, re-sealed them in such a manner as to evade all suspicion of their having been opened. "Now," thought he, "what is to be done? Upon the strength of this, it is possible I may succeed in working up M'Mahon to vote for Vanston; for I know into what an enthusiasm of gratitude the generous fool will be thrown by them.
As it happened, however, the influence of liquor was too strong upon both parties to enable them to inflict on each other any serious injury. Such, however, was the midnight pastime of the still-house when our friend Hycy entered. "What in the devil's name or the guager's which is worse " he asked, addressing himself to Batt and Teddy, "is the meaning of all this?"
Confound it, he never offended me, nor any one else as far as I know. I don't much relish that, Hycy." "It cannot be done though in any other way." "I say how do you call that girl? Jenny, or Peggy, or Molly, or what?" "I wish to heaven you could be serious, Harry. If not, I shall drop the subject altogether." "There now proceed, O Hyacinthus."
Jemmy Burke, having finished his after-dinner pipe and his daily tumbler both together, went out to his men; and Hycy, with whom he had left the drinking materials, after having taken a tumbler or two, put on a strong pair of boots, and changed the rest of his dress for a coarser 'suit, bade his mother a polite good-bye, and informed her, that as he intended to be present at M'Bride's wake he would most probably not return until near morning.
"He is a good boy," said he; "but at any rate our hands is in the lion's mouth, an' its not our policy to vex him." Hycy, on his way home, felt himself in better spirits than he had. been in for some time. The arrangement with young Clinton gave him considerable satisfaction, and he now resolved to lose as little time as possible in executing his own part of the contract.
"I grant," said Hycy, "that it was a piece of humbug certainly, but not intended to offend her." "I'm afraid there was more in it, Hycy," observed Bryan; "an' that if she had been foolish or inexperienced enough to meet you or listen to your discourse, it might a' been worse for herself. You were mistaken there though."
His face became flushed and his eye blazed with indignation as he went through its contents; after which he once more looked at the superscription, and notwithstanding the vehement passion into which it had thrown him, he was ultimately obliged to laugh. "Peety," said he, resuming his gravity, "you carried a letter from Hycy Burke to Kathleen Cavanagh to-day?"
This message was very offensive to Hycy, whose great foible, as the reader knows, was to be considered a gentleman, not merely in appearance, but in means and circumstances. He consequently had come to the determination of writing again to M'Mahon upon the same subject, when chance brought them together in the market of Ballymacan.
I pledge you my honor and word I have no ill feeling against you, nor any design to injure you." "That's enough, Hycy," replied his companion; "I think I'm bound to believe your words." "You are, Bryan; but will you allow me to ask if any one ever told you that I had and if so, who was the person?" "It's enough for you to know," said Bryan, "that whoever told it to me I don't believe it."
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