-To O’Mahony from James (Stephens)-September 13, 1860

13 Sept. [1860], Paris. 'Brother, Mr [Edward] Boyle shall have so much to tell you that I need say very little now. Besides, as I mentioned in my last, I mean to let others speak first. He, I am confident, will speak conscientiously, not only about the firm but also about me. He will tell you the circumstances under which we met and parted, and astonish certain folks thereanent. But what he might not tell you is the great pleasure his presence has given me. Would that you had many such natures as his about you—that bigger patriots had only preserved (if they ever possessed), and during a few years' exile, the sacred feeling which half a century has left so fresh and vital in him. As he is to read these few lines I cannot say all I think about him; but were I given to flatter I could find no words to exceed the worth I believe in him. Health and Brotherhood.'