{"product_id":"2940013342637","title":"ONLY AN IRISH BOY","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter\u003cbr\u003e        I.  ANDY BURKE\u003cbr\u003e       II.  A SKIRMISH\u003cbr\u003e      III.  ANDY AND HIS MOTHER\u003cbr\u003e       IV.  MRS. PRESTON\u003cbr\u003e        V.  A PROFITABLE JOB\u003cbr\u003e       VI.  THE TWO OLD MAIDS\u003cbr\u003e      VII.  ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE\u003cbr\u003e     VIII.  THE MIDNIGHT ALARM\u003cbr\u003e       IX.  WHAT FOLLOWED\u003cbr\u003e        X.  ANDY'S DEBUT AT SCHOOL\u003cbr\u003e       XI.  A GAME OF BALL\u003cbr\u003e      XII.  A LITTLE DIFFICULTY\u003cbr\u003e     XIII.  GODFREY'S REBELLION\u003cbr\u003e      XIV.  MR. STONE IS CALLED TO ACCOUNT\u003cbr\u003e       XV.  MRS. PRESTON'S DISCOMFITURE\u003cbr\u003e      XVI.  THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT\u003cbr\u003e     XVII.  INTRODUCES AN ADVENTURER\u003cbr\u003e    XVIII.  RIDING WITH A HIGHWAYMAN\u003cbr\u003e      XIX.  BAFFLED A ROBBER\u003cbr\u003e       XX.  HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED\u003cbr\u003e      XXI.  A MODEL WIFE\u003cbr\u003e     XXII.  COLONEL PRESTON'S RECOVERY\u003cbr\u003e    XXIII.  MRS. BURKE HAS GOOD FORTUNE\u003cbr\u003e     XXIV.  ANDY'S JOURNEY\u003cbr\u003e      XXV.  THE MERCHANT FROM PORTLAND\u003cbr\u003e     XXVI.  SPINNING THE WEB\u003cbr\u003e    XXVII.  THE DROP GAME\u003cbr\u003e   XXVIII.  THE GUEST OF TWO HOTELS\u003cbr\u003e     XXIX.  A STARTLING EVENT\u003cbr\u003e      XXX.  COLONEL PRESTON'S WILL\u003cbr\u003e     XXXI.  MRS. PRESTON'S INTENTIONS\u003cbr\u003e    XXXII.  MRS. PRESTON'S REVENGE\u003cbr\u003e   XXXIII.  ANDY LOSES HIS PLACE\u003cbr\u003e    XXXIV.  THE WILL AT LAST\u003cbr\u003e     XXXV.  MRS. PRESTON IS UNPLEASANTLY SURPRISED\u003cbr\u003e    XXXVI.  ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONLY AN IRISH BOY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eANDY BURKE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"John, saddle my horse, and bring him around to the door.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe speaker was a boy of fifteen, handsomely dressed, and, to judge\u003cbr\u003efrom his air and tone, a person of considerable consequence, in his\u003cbr\u003eown opinion, at least. The person addressed was employed in the stable\u003cbr\u003eof his father, Colonel Anthony Preston, and so inferior in social\u003cbr\u003econdition that Master Godfrey always addressed him in imperious tones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn looked up and answered, respectfully:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Master Godfrey, your horse is sick of the disease, and your father\u003cbr\u003eleft orders that he wasn't to go out on no account.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's my horse,\" said Godfrey; \"I intend to take him out.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Maybe it's yours, but your father paid for him.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"None of your impudence, John,\" answered Godfrey, angrily. \"Am I\u003cbr\u003emaster, or are you, I should like to know!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Neither, I'm thinking,\" said John, with a twinkle in his eye. \"It's\u003cbr\u003eyour father that's the master.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm master of the horse, anyway, so saddle him at once.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The colonel would blame me,\" objected John.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you don't, I'll report you and get you dismissed.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'll take the risk, Master Godfrey,\" said the servant,\u003cbr\u003egood-humoredly. \"The colonel won't be so unreasonable as to send me\u003cbr\u003eaway for obeying his own orders.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere John was right, and Godfrey knew it, and this vexed him the more.\u003cbr\u003eHe had an inordinate opinion of himself and his own consequence, and\u003cbr\u003efelt humiliated at being disobeyed by a servant, without being able to\u003cbr\u003epunish him for his audacity. This feeling was increased by the\u003cbr\u003epresence of a third party, who was standing just outside the fence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs this third party is our hero, I must take a separate paragraph to\u003cbr\u003edescribe him. He was about the age of Godfrey, possibly a little\u003cbr\u003eshorter and stouter. He had a freckled face, full of good humor, but\u003cbr\u003eat the same time resolute and determined. He appeared to be one who\u003cbr\u003ehad a will of his own, but not inclined to interfere with others,\u003cbr\u003ethough ready to stand up for his own rights. In dress he compared very\u003cbr\u003eunfavorably with the young aristocrat, who was biting his lips with\u003cbr\u003evexation. In fact, though he is my hero, his dress was far from\u003cbr\u003eheroic. He had no vest, and his coat was ragged, as well as his pants.\u003cbr\u003eHe had on a pair of shoes two or three times too large for him.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180240847088,"sku":"2940013342637","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013342637_p0.jpg?v=1763579898","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013342637","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}