CHAPTER XIV.

DENIS M'GOVERY'S TIDINGS.

As soon as he had finished his breakfast on the morning after the night's events just recorded, Father John took his hat and stick, and walked down to Drumsna, still charitably intent on finding some means to soften, if he could not avert, the storm which he saw must follow the scenes he had witnessed on the previous evening. Ussher would have considered it want of pluck to stay away because Thady had told him to do so; Feemy also would encourage his visits, and would lean more to her lover than her brother--especially as her father, if it were attempted to make him aware of the state of the case, would be sure to take Feemy's part. Father John felt it would be impossible to induce the old man to desire Ussher to discontinue his visits, and he was confident that unless he did so, the Captain would take advantage of the unfortunate state of affairs at Ballycloran, and consider himself as an invited guest, in spite of the efforts Thady might make to induce him to leave it. But what the priest most feared was, that the unfortunate girl would be induced to go off with her lover, who he knew under such circumstances would never marry her; and his present object was to take her out of the way of such temptation. Father John gave Feemy credit for principles and feelings sufficiently high to prevent her from falling immediately into vice, but he at the same time feared, that with the strong influence Ussher had over her, he might easily persuade her to leave her home, partly by promising at some early time to marry her, and partly by threatening her with desertion. He thought that if she were at present domiciled at Mrs. McKeon's, Ussher might then be brought to hear reason, and be made to understand that if he was not contented to propose for and marry Feemy, in a proper decent manner, he must altogether drop her acquaintance.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Where is John heading?
2. What is his title?
3. How is he traveling?
4. What does he have with him?
5. What time of day is it?
6. Did he eat?
7. Which meal?
8. Would the father want Ussher to stop coming around?
9. Who's father is it?
10. Who does Feemy want to marry?
11. Does he pan to marry her?
12. What does Father John want him to do?
13. Is he worried Feemy will run off with him?

Numbered answers:
1. to Drumsna
2. Father
3. he's walking
4. his hat and stick
5. morning
6. yes
7. breakfast
8. yes
9. Feemy's
10. Ussher
11. no
12. altogether drop her acquaintance
13. yes