Thesearethekindofmenwewant;these,thenearestpossibleapproximationtothese,arethemenwemustfindandhave,orgobankruptaltogether;fortheconcernasitiswillevidentlynotholdlongtogether。HowtrueisthisofCrabbe:“MensitinParliamenteighty-threehoursperweek,debatingaboutmanythings。MensitinDowningStreet,doingprotocols,Syriantreaties,Greekquestions,Portuguese,Spanish,French,EgyptianandAEthiopianquestions;dexterouslywritingdespatches,andhavingthehonortobe。NotaquestionofthemisatallpressingincomparisonwiththeEnglishquestion。PacificothemiraculousGibraltarJewhasbeenhustledbysomepopulaceinGreece:——uponhimlettheBritishLiondrop,veryrapidlyindeed,aconstitutionaltear。RadetzkyissaidtobeadvancinguponMilan;——Iamsorrytohearit,andperhapsitdoesdeserveadespatch,orfriendlyletter,onceandaway:buttheIrishGiant,namedofDespair,isadvancinguponLondonitself,layingwasteallEnglishcities,townsandvillages;thatistheinterestingGovernmentdespatchoftheday!InoticehiminPiccadilly,blue-visaged,thatchedinrags,abluechildoneacharm;hunger-driven,wide-mouthed,seekingwhomhemaydevour:
he,missionedbythejustHeavens,tootrulyandtoosadlytheir’divinemissionary’comeatlastinthisauthoritativemanner,willthrowusallintoDoubtingCastle,Iperceive!Thatisthephenomenonworthprotocollingabout,andwritingdespatchesupon,andthinkingofwithallone’sfacultydayandnight,ifonewishestohavethehonortobe——anythingbutaPhantasmGovernorofEnglandjustnow!IentreatyourLordship’sallbutundividedattentiontothatDomesticIrishGiant,namedofDespair,foragreatmanyyearstocome。Prophecyofhimtherehaslongbeen;
butnowbytherotofthepotatoblessedbethejustgods,whosenduseitherswiftdeathorsomebeginningofcureatlast!,heishereinperson,andthereisnodenyinghim,ordisregardinghimanymore;andwoetothepublicwatchmanthatignoreshim,andseesPacificotheGibraltarJewinstead!“
WhatthesestrangeEntitiesinDowningStreetintrinsicallyare;
whomadethem,whytheyweremade;howtheydotheirfunction;