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I'm sure we can count on you. You can't want bloodshed." I did not want bloodshed, of course. I do not suppose that anybody did. What Clithering could not understand was that some people without wanting bloodshed might prefer it to Home Rule. He left me, still I fancy relying on my well-known moderation. No man ever relied on a more utterly useless crutch.
They might make me a lord, of course. A title is about the only thing I haven't got, but then I don't want it." "I quite agree with you," said Bob. "I merely mentioned politics because Clithering said " "Besides," said Conroy, "it wouldn't be my politics. England isn't my country." "It would be rather exciting," said Bob, "to run a revolution somewhere.
They've got most of what they want and Clithering told me the Home Rule Bill was going to knit their hearts to the Empire. Awful rot, of course, but his very words." "What do you mean?" said Conroy. Bob laughed again. He had all the contempt common in his class for those of his fellow-countrymen who professed to be Nationalists. But he had rather more intelligence than most Irish gentlemen.
I feel sure that you, as a humane man, won't refuse your help in the charitable work of helping to get us out." Marion came downstairs in her best hat. It was not for nothing that Bob Power and I and the running volunteer had struggled with her trunk. Her frock, also, was charming. "Your daughter," said Clithering. "Now my dear young lady, you must spare your father to me for an hour.
I wanted to hear the men singing that hymn again, and I wanted to hear what sort of sermon the Dean our Dean, not the Dean of the cathedral would preach on such an occasion. He was advertised to preach, as "Chaplain General of the Loyalists." These were three good reasons for not giving Sir Samuel Clithering the few minutes he demanded. I had, also, a fourth.
I did not know what had happened. I ran over to her. She and the baby both of them. I shall never forget it. Oh!" Then he was sick again. Clithering is a highly civilized man. I suppose one must be highly civilized if one is to keep pace with the changing fashions in stockings. It was out of what is called "Fancy Hosiery" that Clithering made most of his money.
Then, shortly after the Belfast meeting, I had a letter, marked "Private and Confidential," from Sir Samuel Clithering. Although Clithering is not a member of the Government, he is in close touch with several very important Ministers. Under ordinary circumstances I should not mention Clithering's name in telling the story of his letter.
Conroy has lots of money, and he'd be sorry if the English people were put to any expense in repairing a battleship we injured." I am not a practised ambassador, but I have always understood that diplomacy is a trade in which politeness pays. I was not going to be outdone by Clithering. When he offered Belfast a new statue I could hardly do less than promise that Conroy would mend the ship.
"I suppose," he said, "that it really is settled about Marion and that fellow Power." "Quite," I said; "they're to be married at once." "Then I think, Excellency, if you don't mind speaking to old Clithering I wouldn't like to commit myself until I was pretty sure of the money. There's only one daughter, so he can hardly offer less than forty thou."
I told him that that the soldiers they were only meant to overawe the people not to kill them I said the soldiers must be withdrawn to barracks I said they must not be allowed " I do not know whether it was exhaustion after nervous strain or the whisky which affected Clithering.
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