Now if he had a son, consider that his daughters would be much better off, and much more likely to get married; besides, there are many reasons which I won't talk about now, because it's no use making you think your uncle to be a scoundrel.

But I'll tell you what I'll do.

I'll go down to my cabin directly, and write to Father M'Grath, telling him the whole affair, and desiring him to ferret him out, and watch him narrowly, and I'll bet you a dozen of claret, that in less than a week he'll find him out, and will dog him to the last.

He'll get hold of his Irish servants, and you little know the power that a priest has in our country.

Now give the description as well as you can of your uncle's appearance, also of that of his wife, and the number of their family, and their ages.