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`` The throne av Spain , '' continued `` His Majesty , '' `` an ' the crown an ' sceptre av Spain , an ' all the r ` y' l regalia , an ' all the moight an ' majesty an ' magnificence av its pomp an ' power -- be jabers ! they 're all goin ' a beggin ' in this room ; an ' there 's one here that 's only got to wink , an ' it 's hers , every bit av it . '' Mrs. Russell here made desperate efforts to catch the royal eye , but to no purpose , for that eye was fixed on Katie . `` Yis , '' continued `` His Majesty , '' `` an ' afore to-morrow noon it ` ud be all hers , any time at all -- crown an ' sceptre an ' all -- an ' the marriage ceremony cud come off in the mornin ' , loike Tim : '' ` Oh , married was Tim at the dawn av day ; His bride was a stout owld widdy ; She owned a horse , an ' she owned a shay , An ' her maiden name was Biddy . ' '' The habits of this illustrious being were singular , and his tendency to make odd quotations , which were not always particularly relevant , was not the least surprising of his ways . In this last quotation Mrs. Russell found several objectionable expressions ; but on the whole the idea was a flattering one , for the subject of the narrative was represented as `` marrying a widow ; '' and this little circumstance was taken as a fresh proof of `` His Majesty 's '' devotion . `` Yez must n't think , '' continued `` His Majesty , '' `` that there 's any lack av our r ` y' l attintion to yez because yez have n't got much to brag av in the way av food ; begorra !