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Updated: June 12, 2025
"I am very sorry," said O'Donahue, after he had narrated to McShane all that had taken place, "that I permitted you to put yourself down on the passport as valet in the foolish way you have. You would have enjoyed yourself as much as I probably shall, and have been in your proper position in society." "Then I'm not sorry at all, O'Donahue, and I'll tell you why.
According to their arrangement, on the following morning, McShane and O'Donahue called upon Mr Trevor, and after half an hour's consultation, it was at last decided that they should make an attempt to see Austin, and bide the issue of the interview, when they would again communicate with the lawyer, who was to return to town on the following day.
One morning, when Captain O'Donahue was sitting in his dressing-gown at breakfast, Joey opened the door, and announced Major McShane. "Is it yourself, O'Donahue?" said the major, extending his hand; "and, now, what d'ye think has brought me here this fine morning?
His eldest, who, strange to say, for an O'Donahue, was a quiet lad, he had as a favour lent to his brother, who kept a small tobacconist and grocer's shop in Dublin, and his brother was so fond of him, that eventually O'Carroll O'Donahue was bound to him as an apprentice.
The fellow turned his head, smiled, and lashed his horses until they were at the full speed, and then looked back at them for approval. "By the powers, that's no fool of a word! it will take us all the way to Saint Petersburg as fast as we wish." "We do not sleep on the road, but travel night and day," said O'Donahue, "for there is no place worth sleeping at." "And the 'ating, O'Donahue?"
It certainly was a degradation for the descendant of such ancient kings to be weighing out pennyworths of sugar, and supplying halfpenny papers of tobacco to the old apple and fish women; but still there we must leave the heir-apparent while we turn to the second son, Mr Patrick O'Donahue, whose history we are now relating, having already made the reader acquainted with him by an introduction in Saint James's Park.
He warmly greeted O'Donahue, as his connection, and immediately exerted all the interest which he had at the court to pacify the emperor. O'Donahue considered that it was best to take immediate advantage of this turn in his favour, and retrace his way to the capital.
One hour afterwards O'Donahue was rewarded for all his long forbearance by clasping his fair one in his arms. A priest had been provided, and was sent forward to the country chateau, and at ten in the morning all the parties were ready. The princess and her cousin set off in the carriage, followed by O'Donahue, with McShane and his suite. Everything was en regle.
I will put you on the free list, O'Donahue, if you can condescend to a cook's shop: and I can assure you that I think I have done a very wise thing, for I don't want to present any wife at Court, and I have a very comfortable home." "You have done a wise thing, in my opinion, McShane you have a wife who makes money, instead of one who spends it."
Here we have circumstantial evidence, although not proof. If strong, they might have been kings in Ireland, for there "might has been right" for many centuries; and certainly their acquirements were handed down to posterity, as no one was more famous for drawing the long bow than the Squireen O'Donahue. Upon these points, however, we must leave our readers to form their own opinions.
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