endearedhimtomesomuchthatIhaveneverfeltthepangsofpartingmorekeenlythanwhenitbecamenecessary，forthefinishingofhiseducation，thatheshouldgoabroad。
ThreeyearshadpassedawaybeforeI
sawhimagain。Duringtheinterval，however，Ihadfrequentlyheardfromhim，sothatabsencehadnotabatedthewarmthofourattachment。Whocouldtelloftherejoicingsthatmarkedtheeveningofhisreturn？Thehorseswereremovedfromthechaiseatthedistanceofamilefromthecastle，whileitanditscontentswerebornerapidlyonwardalmostbythepressureofthemultitude，likealoguponatorrent。Bonfiresblaredfarandnear——
bagpipesroaredandfiddlessqueaked；and，amidthethunderingshoutsofthousands，thecarriagedrewupbeforethecastle。
InaninstantyoungO’Connorwasupontheground，crying，’Thankyou，boys——