George A. Birmingham

Name: The Adventures of Dr. Whitty — 6. "God Save the King"
Author: George A. Birmingham

The Adventures of Dr. Whitty — 6… (1913)

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“The Adventures of Dr. Whitty — 6. "God Save the King"”, published in 1913, is a work by George A. Birmingham. It explores elements such as Allington, tune and Thady Glynn.

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George A. Birmingham, The Adventures of Dr. Whitty — 6… (1913)

“ The man that asked to have it stopped was Lord Allington. If it was the tune you think it was, would he have had it stopped? He would not. He'd have kept the band playing on at it the whole afternoon."
"It's a damned insult——" began Thady Glynn.
"Listen to me," said the doctor, "and don't interrupt. If you had as much real principle about you, Nationalist or any other kind, as would make a supper for a snipe, I'd have some pity for you. But you're the sort of man, Thady, that would sell his mother for the price of a pint of porter. ”

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George A. Birmingham, The Adventures of Dr. Whitty — 6… (1913)

“ The band, very pleased with its own performance, had just begun to play the tune for the sixth time. Lord Allington was still standing bareheaded, but he was looking puzzled and a little annoyed. "God Save the King" is an excellent tune, but it is possible, even for an Irish peer, to get too much of it. There was not, so far as he could see, any sign of exhaustion about the band. Lady Allington, excusing herself on the ground of delicate health, sat down at the end of the fourth repetition of the tune.
"Go on now, Father Henaghan," said Dr. Whitty, pushing the priest towards the motor-car. ”

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George A. Birmingham, The Adventures of Dr. Whitty — 6… (1913)

“ There'd be the devil and all."
"You needn't appear in the matter," said the doctor. "Beyond writing the letter to Lord Allington you've nothing to do. If there's a row, you can pretend to be as surprised as anyone else. But there won't be a row."
"There will. There couldn't but be a row."
"There will not. There aren't ten men in Ballintra, barring the colonel, Mr. Jackson, and the police, that would know that tune from any other if they heard it. Would you know it yourself now, Father Henaghan? Tell the truth." ”

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George A. Birmingham, The Adventures of Dr. Whitty — 6… (1913)

“ Whitty had, in fact, levied a sum of money very near the taxable capacity of the people. He recognised the impossibility of securing further contributions.
"I'll tell you what it is," he said. "We must get something out of Lord Allington. That man's as rich as a Jew."
"He never gives a penny," said the priest.
"He does. I happen to know that he gives twenty pounds a year to the Protestant Church on account of having property in the parish, though he doesn't live in it. I don't see why he shouldn't give the half of that amount to our band. You ought to try him anyway." ”

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George A. Birmingham, The Adventures of Dr. Whitty — 6… (1913)

“ I'll make that League sit up. I shall have a glorious time with them if only they're sober enough to take in what I say."
"You'd better get Father Henaghan to quiet them," said the colonel.
"Not at all. I'm not going to hide behind the priest. I mean to see the thing through myself."
At the hour fixed for the trial Dr. Whitty stepped jauntily into the League rooms. He was received in gloomy silence, broken only by an order from Thady Glynn to stand at the end of the table. The doctor took a vacant chair and sat down. Thady Glynn scowled at him. Dr. Whitty smiled pleasantly by way of reply. ”

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George A. Birmingham, The Adventures of Dr. Whitty — 6… (1913)

“ Would you mind telling the band to stop playing for a moment? I can hardly hear myself speak."
Father Henaghan tapped the cornet player on the shoulder and gave his order. The music stopped abruptly in the middle of a bar. Lord Allington, with a sigh of relief, sat down and put on his hat.
"That's a capital band of yours," he said. "I don't know when I heard a better. All native talent, eh? That's right. Keep the young men out of mischief By the way, I understand from my friend, Colonel Beresford, that it's dependent entirely on private contributions for its support. ”

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George A. Birmingham, The Adventures of Dr. Whitty — 6… (1913)

“ He succeeded in working up a most spirited performance of the tune.
The day of the sports was magnificently fine. The band was stationed in a prominent part of the grounds, and a space close beside it was reserved for Lord Allington's motor-car. Dr. Whitty asked Thady Glynn to act as judge and referee in all the races, an arrangement not altogether satisfactory to the competitors, but which he hoped would keep Thady from paying any attention to the band. ”

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