Indeed this was no matter of surprise; for ever since the subject was alluded to, Kate Hogan's black piercing eyes had not once been removed from hers, nor did the girl utter a single word in reply to the questions asked of her without first, as it were, consulting Kate's looks.
A moment's reflection made Cavanagh feel that the question must be a painful one to the girl, not only on her own account, but on that of Kate herself; for even then it was pretty well known that Burke's family entertained the strongest suspicion that the burglary had been committed by these notorious vagabonds.
"Well, ahagur," said Cavanagh, "no matter now--it's all over unless they catch the robbers.

Come now," he added, addressing M'Mahon and his son, "if you're for the road I'm ready." "Is it true, Mrs.Burke," asked Bryan, "that you're goin' to have a Kemp in your barn some o' these days ?" "True enough, indeed," replied the good woman, "an' that's true, too, tell the girls, Bryan, and that they must come." "Not I," said the other, laughing; "if the girls here--wishes them to come, let them go up and ask them." "So we will, then," replied Hanna, "an' little thanks to you for your civility." "I wish I knew the evenin'," said Bryan, "that I might be at Carriglass." "When will we go, Kathleen," asked her sister, turning slyly to her.
"Why, you're sich a light-brained cracked creature," replied Kathleen, "that I can't tell whether you're joking or not." "The sorra joke I'm jokin'," she replied, striving suddenly to form her features into a serious expression.

"Well, then, I have it," she proceeded.

"Some Thursday, Bryan, in the middle o' next week--now you know I'm not jokin', Kathleen." "Will you come, Kathleen ?" inquired Bryan.
"Why, if Hanna goes, I suppose I must," she replied, but without looking up.
"Well then I'll have a sharp look-out on Thursday." "Come now," said Gerald, "let us move.

Give the girsha something to ate among you, for the credit of the house, before she goes back," he added.
"Paddy Toole, girth that horse tighter, I tell you; I never can get you to girth him as he ought to be girthed." On bidding the women good-bye, Bryan looked towards Kathleen for a moment, and her eye in return glanced on him as he was about to go.