is your father going to do?"

"Oh, the mortgage," said Bridget. "Mr. Morgan came down from Dublin
yesterday; he and father had a long talk. I don't know. I believe
there's worry in the air, and when there is I always steer clear of
it."

"Your father, you mean?"

"I can't tell you; don't question me. I am glad you have come. Can't
you stay for the night?"

"No, I can't. I must go back with father and mother. The fact is
this, Bridget, I believe your father would do anything in the world
for you."

"I suppose he would. What do you want to coax out of me now? Oh,
Nora alannah! don't let us talk of worries. Come down to the sea
with me--won't you? I have found the most lovely cave. I mean to
explore it with lanterns. You go into the cave, and you can walk in
nearly half a mile; and then it takes a sudden turn to the right,
and they say there's an entrance into another cave, and just beyond
that there's a ghost supposed to be. Some people say it is the home
of the O'Shanaghgans' Banshee; but whatever it is, I mean to see all
about it."

"Do you mean the Sea-Nymphs' Cave?" said Nora. "But you can only get
to that by crossing the bay."

"Yes. Well, I am going tomorrow night; the moon is at the full. You