“Well, then, I’ve no other word to say, and if it must be done, the sooner the better,” said Mrs McQueen.
That night she lay awake a long time. She was planning just what they should take with them to their new home, and trying to think what the new home would be like.
Chapter Sixteen.
Mr McQueen pays the Rent.
The next morning Mr McQueen went to Mr Conroy and paid the rent. Then he said, “This is the last rent I’ll be paying you, Mr Conroy!”
Mr Conroy was surprised. “What do you mean by that?” he said.
“I mean that I’m going to leave old Ireland,” said Mr McQueen.