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"By the way," I said, "I hear that the Nationalists at their last meeting in Dublin joined in singing 'God Save the King." I wanted to hear what Babberly thought of this. I was disappointed. The fact did not seem to interest him. "I don't know who edits the thing," he went on, still referring to The Loyalist. "Conroy is behind it," I said. "I happen to know that."
Babberly's forefathers may possibly have bled and died for the Union; but I do not think he can be sure about this. His father lived in Leeds, and nobody, not even Babberly himself, knows anything about his grandfather.
I decline to take part in the rebellion." I have heard Babberly speak on various occasions and admired his eloquence. This time I recognized his sincerity. He was speaking the truth.
They are troublesome functions, requiring a good deal of labour and care for their successful accomplishment, but they are necessary. People expect something of the kind from time to time; and if I do not give garden-parties, I should not, so Godfrey says, keep up my position in the county. If Babberly did not, so to speak, give demonstrations he would lose his position in the political world.
"By keeping within the limits of constitutional action at this crisis we shall demonstrate that we are, what we have always boasted ourselves, the party of law and order. We shall win a bloodless victory. We shall convince the Government that we possess self-control as well as determination." Then the noise of the singing outside became so great that it was impossible to hear Babberly at all.
We began by singing a hymn. The Dean declaimed the first two lines of it, and then the bands took up the tune. Considering that there must have been at least forty bands present, all playing, I think we got through the hymn remarkably well. We certainly made an impressive amount of noise. I think it was Babberly who suggested the hymn.
"Not at all," I said. "Oh, but we are," said Moyne. "I feel that. I wish to goodness we'd never " "What I mean is that the Prime Minister won't hold her responsible. After all, Moyne, he's a politician himself. He'll understand." "But we said we kept on saying Babberly and all of us " Moyne was becoming morbid. "Don't be a fool," I said. "Of course we said things. Everybody does.
"But surely," said Lady Moyne, "Mr. Conroy cannot want to encourage violence. He has just as much to lose as any of us more than most of us by any kind of outbreak of the democracy." "Lady Moyne has suggested to Malcolmson," said Babberly, "that he should agree to call this 12th of July business a March Past." "Is that any improvement on Review?" I asked.
"That was a capital idea of yours, Kilmore," he said. "I don't see how they can very well accuse us of being rebels after the way we sang the National Anthem." "I wonder if they'll impeach Babberly," I said. "Oh, that's only a Labour Member," said Moyne. "He doesn't really mean it. Those fellows never do." "Do you think our people really meant it to-day?" I said. "Meant what? God Save the King?
I kept my seat and watched Babberly whispering earnestly to Lady Moyne. Malcolmson followed the Dean. Moyne leaned over to me and expressed a hope that Malcolmson was not going to commit us to anything outrageous. From the look of Malcolmson's eye as he rose I judged that Moyne's hope was a vain one. "The Dean," said Malcolmson, "has spoken to you about the campaign.
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