Короли и капуста
The Shamrock and the Palm
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"‘Monseer,’saysI—forIjudgedhimtobeakindofFrenchman—‘receivemymostexasperatedassurancesthatyoursecretissafewithJamesClancy.Furthermore,Iwillgosofarastoremark,VeevlaLiberty—veevitgoodandstrong.WheneveryouhearofaClancyobstructin’theabolishmentofexistin’governmentsyoumaynotifymebyreturnmail.’
"‘Theseñorisgood,’saysthedark,fatman,smilin’underhisblackmustache.‘Wishyoutocomeaboardmyshipanddrinkofwineaglass.’
"Bein’aClancy,intwominutesmeandtheforeignermanwereseatedatatableinthecabinofthesteamer,withabottlebetweenus.Icouldheartheheavyboxesbein’dumpedintothehold.Ijudgedthatcargomustconsistofatleast2,000Winchesters.Meandthebrownmandrankthebottleofstuff,andhecalledthestewardtobringanother.WhenyouamalgamateaClancywiththecontentsofabottleyoupracticallyinstigatesecession.Ihadheardagooddealabouttheserevolutionsinthemtropicallocalities,andIbeguntowantahandinit.
"‘Yougoin’tostirthingsupinyourcountry,ain’tyou,monseer?’saysI,withawinktolethimknowIwason.
"‘Yes,yes,’saidthelittleman,poundinghisfistonthetable.‘Achangeofthegreatestwilloccur.Toolonghavethepeoplebeenoppressedwiththepromisesandthenever-to-happenthingstobecome.Thegreatworkitshallbecarryon.Yes.Ourforcesshallinthecapitalcitystrikeofthesoonest.
