Though he joined in the Repeal movement, his sympathies were not with it; for he preferred Imperial to Home Rule.

But he could never deny himself the pleasure of following O'Connell, "right or wrong." Let us give a picture of Bianconi now.

The curly-haired Italian boy had grown a handsome man.

His black locks curled all over his head like those of an ancient Roman bust.

His face was full of power, his chin was firm, his nose was finely cut and well-formed; his eyes were keen and sparkling, as if throwing out a challenge to fortune.