Iwantthattobeprintedandread,MrDeasysaid。YouwillseeatthenextoutbreaktheywillputanembargoonIrishcattle。Anditcanbecured。Itiscured。Mycousin,BlackwoodPrice,writestomeitisregularlytreatedandcuredinAustriabycattledoctorsthere。Theyoffertocomeoverhere。Iamtryingtoworkupinfluencewiththedepartment。NowI’mgoingtotrypublicity。Iamsurroundedbydifficulties,by……intrigues,by……backstairsinfluence,by……
Heraisedhisforefingerandbeattheairoldlybeforehisvoicespoke。
Markmywords,MrDedalus,hesaid。Englandisinthehandsofthejews。Inallthehighestplaces:herfinance,herpress。Andtheyarethesignsofanation’sdecay。Wherevertheygathertheyeatupthenation’svitalstrength。IhaveseenitComingtheseyears。Assureaswearestandingherethejewmerchantsarealreadyattheirworkofdestruction。OldEnglandisdying。
Hesteppedswiftlyoff,hiseyescomingtobluelifeastheypassedabroadsunbeam。Hefacedaboutandbackagain。
Dying,hesaid,ifnotdeadbynow。Theharlot’scryfromstreettostreetShallweaveoldEngland’swindingsheet。Hiseyesopenwideinvisionstaredsternlyacrossthesunbeaminwhichhehalted。