It may be that he still had a clear conscience in that matter, and thought that he was resolved to treat Kate O'Hara after a fashion that would in no way detract from his own character as a gentleman.

"As it was," continued the priest, "he was a low blag-guard." "He hadn't any money, I suppose ?" "'Deed and I don't think he was iver throubled much in respect of money.
But money doesn't matter, Mr.Neville." "Not in the least," said Fred.
"Thim ladies up there are as poor as Job, but anybody that should say that they weren't ladies would just be shewing that he didn't know the difference.

The Captain was well born, Mr.Neville, av' that makes ony odds." "Birth does go for something, Father Marty." "Thin let the Captain have the advantage.

Them O'Haras of Kildare weren't proud of him I'm thinking, but he was a chip of that block; and some one belonging to him had seen the errors of the family ways, in respect of making him a Papist.

'Deed and I must say, Mr.Neville, when they send us any offsets from a Prothestant family it isn't the best that they give us." "I suppose not, Father Marty." "We can make something of a bit of wood that won't take ony shape at all, at all along wid them.