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"It's quite a stranger you are, these days," said the priest, as soon as they had turned their backs upon the ladies

"Well; yes We haven't ed to meet since I came back;--have we?"

"I've been pretty constant at home, too But you like thee no doubt"

"Metal ;--"not ht upon Liscannor or the Cork whisky"

"The Cork whisky is always to the fore, Mr Neville And how did you lave matters with your noble uncle?"

Neville at the present noble father than of his own noble uncle He had declared his intention of ht that he should do so with soh hand He still had that scheht perhaps be better prepared to discuss it with the priest if he could first make this friend of the O'Hara family understand howup" of a disreputable father But, should he allow the priest at once to run away to Scroope and his noble uncle, the result of such conversation would simply be renewed promises on his part in reference to his future conduct to Kate O'Hara

"Lord Scroope wasn't very hen I left him By the bye, Father Marty, I've been particularly anxious to see you"

"'Deed thin I was aisy found, Mr Neville"

"What is this I hear about--Captain O'Hara?"

"What is it that you have heard, Mr Neville?" Fred looked into the priest's face and found that he, at least, did not blush Ithad departed from Father Marty

"In the first place I hear that there is such a man"

"Ony way there was once"

"You think he's dead then?"

"I don't say that It's a h twenty years since I saw the Captain And when I did see him I didn't like him I can tell you that, Mr Neville"

"I suppose not"

"That lass up there was not born when I saw hientle to say what is a gentle Them folk at Castle Quin, noouldn't scruple to say that I'entleman, just because I'entleman because--he ill-treated a woman" Father Marty as he said this stopped aNeville full in the face Fred bore the look fairly well Perhaps at the moment he did not understand its application It may be that he still had a clear conscience in that ht that he was resolved to treat Kate O'Hara after a fashion that would in no way detract froentleuard"