26/28 'You had better ride off, young sir, before the police are up. They had wind of the business before we left Kilwangan.' 'Is he quite dead ?' said I. 'It's all over with him, Reddy,--he doesn't stir.' 'WE are not cowards, Fagan,' said Ulick roughly, 'whatever he was! Let's get the boy off as quick as we may. Your man shall go for a cart, and take away the body of this unhappy gentleman. This has been a sad day's work for our family, Redmond Barry: you have robbed us of 1500( pounds) a year.' 'It was Nora did it,' said I; 'not I.' And I took the riband she gave me out of my waistcoat, and the letter, and flung them down on the body of Captain Quin. |