My brother is with us, but we have no strangers.' 'I am glad of it.

I've come over to "have it out" with your father, and it's pleasant to know we shall be to ourselves.' Now, as this announcement of having 'it out' conveyed to Kate's mind nothing short of an open declaration of war, a day of reckoning on which Miss O'Shea would come prepared with a full indictment, and a resolution to prosecute to conviction, the poor girl shuddered at a prospect so certain to end in calamity.
'Papa is very far from well, godmother,' said she, in a mild way.
'So they tell me in the town,' said the other snappishly.

'His brother magistrates said that the day he came in, about that supposed attack--the memorable search for arms--' 'Supposed attack! but, godmother, pray don't imagine we had invented all that.

I think you know me well enough and long enough to know--' 'To know that you would not have had a young scamp of a Castle aide-de-camp on a visit during your father's absence, not to say anything about amusing your English visitor by shooting down your own tenantry.' 'Will you listen to me for five minutes ?' 'No, not for three.' 'Two, then--one even--one minute, godmother, will convince you how you wrong me.' 'I won't give you that.

I didn't come over about you nor your affairs.