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The story is this: James Rush (Nesbitt) is the Chief Magistrate of Galway. His son, Mike Rush (James), enamoured of Anastasia, a young orphan, and ward of the elder Rush (Mrs O´Flaherty), having been engaged in foreign travel, and returning home with Alonzo (Grove), a young Spaniard, the son of his father´s friend, discovers that his companion is also in love with Anastasia, and in a fit of jealousy throws the latter overboard. Oscar, arrived at his father´s house, is about to be married to Anastasia, when Gerald (Oscar´s attendant on the voyage,) relates the guilt of his young master to Rupert D´Arcy, a pirate, also in love with Anastasia, and at enmity with Lynch, but who is for the purpose disguised as a priest. The fact thus related sub sigillo, is at once proclaimed by the imposter D´Arcy, who denounces Oscar, who is tried, and condemned, à la Brutus, by his own father. Anastasia proceeds to the residence of the Viceroy

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Mary Rush, Ph D.: Department of English, Creative Writing, Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology Flinders University, South Australia

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