The donkey had been around for a few days and nobody knew where she had come from. He stopped in front of the donkey and quietly took the humane killer, as it is called, out of a bag. I’ve always remembered that the donkey was dead when she hit the ground. I suppose the man went off, that I inspected the donkey, that the kennels of the Kildare Hunt took her away to feed hounds. And when the time comes I wish you as quick a step out of this world as the donkey had.

Source: The Irish Times July 18, 2019 04:52 UTC