She herself disclosed to them the fearful intelligence
which had been communicated to her in such a friendly spirit by Caterine
Collins, to wit, that Harry Woodward possessed the terrible power of the
Evil Eye, and that she felt he was attempting to kill her by it; adding,
that from the state of her mind and health she feared he had succeeded,
and that certainly, if he were permitted to continue his visits, she
knew that she could not long survive.
"I remember well," said her father, "that when he was a boy of about six
or seven he was called, by way of nickname, _Harry na Suil Glair_; and,
indeed, the common report always has been that his mother possesses the
evil eye against cattle, when she wishes to injure any neighbor that
doesn't treat her with what she thinks to be proper and becoming
respect. If her son Harry has the accursed gift it comes from her blood;
they say there is some old story connected with her family that accounts
for it, but, as I never heard it, I don't know what it is."
"I agree with you," said his wife; "if he has it at all, he may thank
her for it.
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