He has a litter of puppies there, out of that black bitch of his, and I mean to make him give me one of them." But on that morning, Owen Fitzgerald would not allow himself to be taken so far a-field as Drumban, even on a mission so important as this.

The young lord fought the matter stoutly; but it ended by his being forced to content himself with picking out all the most dangerous parts of the fences in the river meadows.
"Why, you've hardly tried your own mare at all," said the lad, reproachfully.
"I'm going to hunt her on Saturday," said Owen; "and she'll have quite enough to do then." "Well, you're very slow to-day.

You're done up with the dancing, I think.

And what do you mean to do now ?" "I'll go home with you, I think, and pay my respects to the countess." "By-the-by, I was to bring you in to lunch.

She said she wanted to see you.