Thehousestewardoftheamalgamatedcats’anddogs’homewasinattendancetoconveythesevesselswhenreplenishedtothatbeneficentinstitution。
Quiteanexcellentrepastconsistingofrashersandeggs，friedsteakandonions，donetoanicety，delicioushotbreakfastrollsandinvigoratingteahadbeenconsideratelyprovidedbytheauthoritiesfortheconsumptionofthecentralfigureofthetragedywhowasincapitalspiritswhenpreparedfordeathandevincedthekeenestinterestintheproceedingsfrombeginningtoendbuthe，withanabnegationrareintheseourtimes，rosenoblytotheoccasionandexpressedthedyingwishimmediatelyaccededtothatthemealshouldbedividedinaliquotpartsamongthemembersofthesickandindigentroomkeeper’sassociationasatokenofhisregardandesteem。
Thenecandnonplusultraofemotionwerereachedwhentheblushingbrideelectburstherwaythroughtheserriedranksofthebystandersandflungherselfuponthemuscularbosomofhimwhowasabouttobelaunchedintoeternityforhersake。TheherofoldedherwillowyforminalovingembracemurmuringfondlySheila，myown。Encouragedbythisuseofherchristiannameshekissedpassionatelyallthevarioussuitableareasofhispersonwhichthedecenciesofprisongarbpermittedherardourtoreach。Shesworetohimastheymingledthesaltstreamsoftheirtearsthatshewouldcherishhismemory，thatshewouldneverforgetherheroboywhowenttohisdeathwithasongonhislipsasifhewerebutgoingtoahurlingmatchinClonturkpark。ShebroughtbacktohisrecollectionthehappydaysofblissfulchildhoodtogetheronthebanksofAnnaLiffeywhentheyhadindulgedintheinnocentpastimesoftheyoungand，obliviousofthedreadfulpresent，theybothlaughedheartily，allthespectators，includingthevenerablepastor，joininginthegeneralmerriment。Thatmonsteraudiencesimplyrockedwithdelight。Butanontheywereovercomewithgriefandclaspedtheirhandsforthelasttime。Afreshtorrentoftearsburstfromtheirlachrymalductsandthevastconcourseofpeople，touchedtotheinmostcore，brokeintoheartrendingsobs，nottheleastaffectedbeingtheagedprebendaryhimself。Bigstrongmen，officersofthepeaceandgenialgiantsoftheroyalIrishconstabulary，weremakingfrankuseoftheirhandkerchiefsanditissafetosaythattherewasnotadryeyeinthatrecordassemblage。AmostromanticincidentoccurredwhenahandsomeyoungOxfordgraduate，notedforhischivalrytowardsthefairsex，steppedforwardand，presentinghisvisitingcard，bankbookandgenealogicaltree，solicitedthehandofthehaplessyounglady，requestinghertonametheday，andwasacceptedonthespot。Everyladyintheaudiencewaspresentedwithatastefulsouveniroftheoccasionintheshapeofaskullandcrossbonesbrooch，atimelyandgenerousactwhichevokedafreshoutburstofemotion：andwhenthegallantyoungOxonianthebearer，bytheway，ofoneofthemosttimehonourednamesinAlbion’shistory
placedonthefingerofhisblushingfiancé；eanexpensiveengagementringwithemeraldssetintheformofafourleavedshamrockexcitementknewnobounds。Nay，eventhesternprovostmarshal，lieutenantcolonelTomkin-MaxwellffrenchmullanTomlinson，whopresidedonthesadoccasion，hewhohadblownaconsiderablenumberofsepoysfromthecannonmouthwithoutflinching，couldnotnowrestrainhisnaturalemotion。Withhismailedgauntlethebrushedawayafurtivetearandwasoverheardbythoseprivilegedburgherswhohappenedtobeinhisimmediateentouragetomurmurtohimselfinafalteringundertone：
Godblimeyifsheaintaclinker，thattherebleedingtart。Blimeyitmakesmekindofbleedingcry，straight，itdoes，whenIseeshercauseIthinksofmyoldmashtubwhat’swaitingformedownLimehouseway。
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