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           —Jews,hesoftlyimpartedinanasideinStephen’sear,areaccusedofruining.Notavestigeoftruthinit,Icansafelysay.History,wouldyoubesurprisedtolearn,provesuptothehiltSpaindecayedwhentheinquisitionhoundedthejewsoutandEnglandprosperedwhenCromwell,anuncommonlyableruffianwhoinotherrespectshasmuchtoanswerfor,importedthem.Why?Becausetheyareimbuedwiththeproperspirit.Theyarepracticalandareprovedtobeso.Idon’twanttoindulgeinanybecauseyouknowthestandardworksonthesubjectandthenorthodoxasyouare.Butintheeconomic,nottouchingreligion,domainthepriestspellspoverty.Spainagain,yousawinthewar,comparedwithgoaheadAmerica.Turks.It’sinthedogma.Becauseiftheydidn’tbelievethey’dgostraighttoheavenwhentheydiethey’dtrytolivebetter,atleastsoIthink.That’sthejuggleonwhichthep.p.’sraisethewindonfalsepretences.I’m,heresumedwithdramaticforce,asgoodanIrishmanasthatrudepersonItoldyouaboutattheoutsetandIwanttoseeeveryone,concludedhe,allcreedsandclassesproratahavingacomfortabletidysizedincome,innoniggardfashioneither,somethingintheneighbourhoodof£300perannum.That’sthevitalissueatstakeandit’sfeasibleandwouldbeprovocativeoffriendlierintercoursebetweenmanandman.Atleastthat’smyideaforwhatit’sworth.Icallthatpatriotism.