"They and Jemmy Burke has the match nearly made." "They may make the match," said Kate, "but it's more than they'll be able to do to make the marriage.

Hycy's at greater game, I tell you; but whether he is or not, I tell you again that Bryan M'Mahon will have her in spite of all opposition." "May be not," said Phats; "Hycy will take care o' that; he has him set; he'll work him a charm; he'll take care that Bryan won't be long in a fit way to offer himself as a match for her." "More power to him in that," said Philip; "if he makes a beggarman of him he may depend on us to the back-bone." "Have no hand in injurin' Bryan M'Mahon," said Kate.

"Keep him from marryin' Kathleen if you like, or if you can; but, if you're wise, don't injure the boy." "Why so ?" asked Philip.
"That's nothing to you," she replied; "for a raison I have; and mark me, I warn you not to do so or it'll be worse for you." "Why, who are we afraid of, barrin Hycy himself ?" "It's no matther; there's them livin' could make you afeard, an' maybe will, too, if you injure that boy." "I'd just knock him on the head," replied the ferocious ruffian, "as soon as I would a mad dog." "Whisht," said Phats, "here's Hycy; don't you hear his foot ?" Hycy entered in a few moments afterwards, and, after the usual greetings, sat down by the fire.
"De night's could," said Phats, resuming his brogue; "but here," he added, pulling out a bottle of whiskey, "is something to warm de blood in us.

Will you thry it, Meeisther Hycy ?" "By-and-by--not now; but help yourselves." "When did you see Miss Kathleen, Masther Hycy," asked Kate.
"You mean Miss Kathleen the Proud ?" he replied--"my Lady Dignity--I have a crow to pluck with her." "What crow have you to pluck wid her ?" asked Kate, fiercely.

"You'll pluck no crow wid her, or, if you do, I'll find a bag to hould the fedhers--mind that." "No, no," said Philip; "whatever's to be done, she must come to no harm." "Why, the crow I have to pluck with her, Mrs.Hogan, is--let me see--why--to--to marry her--to bind her in the bands of holy wedlock; and you know, when I do, I'm to give you all a house and place free gratis for nothing during your lives--that's what I pledge myself to do, and not a rope to hang yourselves, worthy gentlemen, as Finigan would say.