olas Dillon, showing off his
classical learning, "who said that dead animals always became something
else?--maybe it's only in the course of nature for a dead fox to become
a live parson."

"Exactly: you've hit it," said Armstrong; "and, in the same way, the
moment the breath is out of a goose it becomes an idle squireen [38],
and, generally speaking, a younger brother."

[FOOTNOTE 38: squireen--diminutive of squire; a minor Irish
gentleman given to "putting on airs" or imitating
the manners and haughtiness of men of greater
wealth]

"Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Nick," said Jerry; "and take care
how you meddle with the Church again."

"Who saw anything of Lambert Brown?" said another; "I left him bogged
below there at Gurtnascreenagh, and all he could do, the old grey horse
wouldn't move a leg to get out for him."

"Oh, he's there still," said Nicholas. "He was trying to follow me, and
I took him there on purpose. It's not deep, and he'll do no hurt: he'll
keep as well there, as anywhere else."

"Nonsense, Dillon!" said the General--"you'll make his brother really
angry, if you go on that way. If the man's a fool, leave him in his
folly, but don't be playing tricks on him. You'll only get yourself
into a quarrel with the family."

"And how shall we manage about the money, my lord?" said Martin, as he
drew near the point at which he would separate from the rest, to ride
towards Dunmore. "I've been thinking about it, and there's no doubt
about having it for you on Friday, av that'll suit."

"That brother-in-law of yours is a most unmitigated blackguard, isn't
he, Martin?" said Frank, who was thinking more about poor Goneaway than
the money.

"He isn't no brother-in-law of mine yet, and probably niver will be,
for I'm afeard poor Anty'll go. But av he iver is, he'll soon take
himself out of the counthry, and be no more throuble to your lordship
or any of us."

"But to think of his riding right a-top of the poor brute, and then
saying that the dog got under his horse's feet! Why, he's a fool as
well as a knave. Was he ever out before?"

"Well, then, I believe he was, twice this year; though I didn't see him
myself."

"Then I hope this'll be the last time: three times is quite enough for
such a fellow as that."

"I don't think he'll be apt to show again afther what you and Mr
Bingham said to him. Well, shure, Mr Bingham was very hard on h