im, and
early in the morning he sent down to Ballycloran for his linen and
clothes that he might appear in a more respectable manner before the
magistrate; he had his horse and car ready for them after breakfast,
and at about ten they started for Counsellor Webb's.

They found the magistrate at home, and Father John sent in word
to him that Mr. Macdermot having heard the verdict which had been
returned at the Coroner's inquest, had come to surrender himself. Mr.
Webb received the two into his study, and having explained to Thady
that it was of course his duty immediately to commit him, sent to
Carrick for police, in whose charge it would be necessary that the
prisoner should be sent from thence.

"I'm very sorry," said Webb, "that this should be my principal duty,
and that I should be obliged to hand you over to the constables; but
you must have been aware that I should do so, when you came to me."

Father John then took Mr. Webb aside, and explained to him all the
particulars of the case, which had not come out at the inquest; and
at last it was agreed that he, Mr. Webb, should go with them into
Carrick--that they would call at the police-office to inform the
sergeant there that the prisoner was in custody, and that they should
go direct to the gaol, and that Thady should be immediately handed
over to the custody of the gaoler. This was accordingly done, and he
avoided the disgrace, which he so feared, of being led through the
town with handcuffs on his wrists.

Father John did not leave him until he had seen him settled with
whatever comfort a prison could afford; but of these things, now that
he was there, he seemed to think much less than the priest himself.

When Father John was kindly petitioning with the Governor to allow
the prisoner a light in his cell, he said, "What matters? a light
won't make the time pass over quicker."

The next assizes would not take place till April, six months after
the present time; and it was finally agreed that Father John should
take on himself all the cares connected with his defence, and
should from time to time visit him in his confinement, and give him
such news respecting his father, his sister, and the affairs at
Ballycloran, as he might have to bring;--and then he took his leave.

When he was gone Thady was once more alone and in solitude; moreover,
he felt strongly the gloom of the big cold walls around him--of the
huge locks which kept him--the austerity and discomf