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Chapter 1
Not,heparenthesised,thatforthesakeoffilthylucreheneednecessarilyembracethelyricplatformasawalkinlifeforanylengthyspaceoftime.Butastepintherequireddirectionitwasbeyondyeaornayandbothmonetarilyandmentallyitcontainednoreflectiononhisdignityinthesmallestanditoftenturnedinuncommonlyhandytobehandedachequeatamuchneededmomentwheneverylittlehelped.Besides,thoughtastelatterlyhaddeterioratedtoadegree,originalmusiclikethat,differentfromtheconventionalrut,wouldrapidlyhaveagreatvogueasitwouldbeadecidednoveltyforDublin’smusicalworldaftertheusualhackneyedrunofcatchytenorsolosfoistedonaconfidingpublicbyIvanStAustellandHiltonStJustandtheirgenusomne.Yes,beyondashadowofadoubthecouldwithallthecardsinhishandandhehadacapitalopeningtomakeanameforhimselfandwinahighplaceinthecity’sesteemwherehecouldcommandastifffigureand,bookingahead,giveagrandconcertforthepatronsoftheKingstreethouse,givenabackerup,ifonewereforthcomingtokickhimupstairs,sotospeak,abigif,however,withsomeimpetusofthegoaheadsorttoobviatetheinevitableprocrastinationwhichoftentrippedupatoomuchfêtedprinceofgoodfellows.Anditneednotdetractfromtheotherbyoneiotaas,beinghisownmaster,hewouldhaveheapsoftimetopractiseliteratureinhissparemomentswhendesirousofsodoingwithoutitsclashingwithhisvocalcareerorcontaininganythingderogatorywhatsoeverasitwasamatterforhimselfalone.
