"
Young Clinton felt surprised and grieved at what his uncle had just
hinted to him; but on the other hand, he felt considerably elated at the
prospect of being able to bring about a reconciliation between these two
families, and with this excellent motive in view he went to Cavanagh,
with whom he had a private conversation. Having been made aware
by M'Mahon himself of Cavanagh's prejudice against him, and the
predilections of himself and his wife for an alliance into Burke's
family, he merely told him that his uncle would be glad to see him the
next day about eleven o'clock, upon which the other promised to attend
to that gentleman.
Old Clinton, on his way to Fethertonge's, met that worthy individual
riding into Ballymacan.
"I was going down to you," said he; "but where are you bound for?"
"Into town," replied the agent; "have you any objection to ride that
way?"
"None in the world; it is just the same to me. Well, how are matters
proceeding?"
"Not by any means well," replied the other, "I begin to feel something
like alarm. I wish we had those M'Mahons out of the country. Vanston
has paid that d--d goose Chevydale a visit, and I fear that unless the
Ahadarra man and his father, and the whole crew of them, soon leave the
country, we shall break down in our object."
"Do you tell me so?" said the gauger, starting; "by Jove, it is well I
know this in time.
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