The foul-mouthed priest had called him a coward, but he would be no coward.

The mother had said that she would have his life.

If there were danger in that respect he must encounter it.

As he returned to Ennistimon he again determined that Kate O'Hara should never become Countess of Scroope.
For three hours Father Marty remained with him that night, but did not shake him.

He had now become accustomed to the priest's wrath and could endure it.