About five o'clock
He told her that he would occasionally call at Mrs. McKeon 's , so that no remark might be made about his not coming to see her ; he desired her to tell no one that he was going permanently to leave the country , and that he should not himself let it be known at Mohill till the day or so before he went ; and he added that even when it was known that he was going , there would be less suspicion arising respecting her , if she was at Drumsna , than if she remained at Ballycloran . To all this she quietly submitted . He was to meet her at the ball at Carrick-on-Shannon , and then tell her what his definite plan of carrying her off would be ; but he added that the ball night would be the last she would spend in the country , for that they would leave the next evening . About five o'clock Ussher took his leave ; she begged of him to come and see her the next day -- every day till they went ; but this he refused ; she said that unless she saw him every day to comfort her , she would not be able to keep up her strength -- that she was sure she would fall ill . It was now Friday , and she was to go to Mrs. McKeon 's on Monday ; on Tuesday he said he would call on her there ; the races and ball were to be on the Tuesday week . In vain she asked him how she was to bear the long days till she saw him again ; Ussher had no true sympathy for such feelings as were racking Feemy 's heart and brain ; he merely bid her keep up her spirits , and not be foolish ; -- that he would see her on Tuesday , and that after Tuesday week she would have nothing more to make her unhappy . And then , kissing her , he went away , -- and as we have seen , Thady met him in the avenue , so satisfied in appearance , so contented , so triumphant , that he was able to forget the words which had been applied to him on the previous evening , and to nod to Feemy 's brother with as pleasant an air as though there were no grounds for ill-feeling between them .