Chapter 7
looked it up and find it Englis Englisoo. Damn tudies and did o teaco learn it from us. Damn her!
April 14. Jo returned from t of Ireland. European and Asiatic papers please copy. old us an old man tain cabin. Old man pipe. Old man spoke Iriso universe and stars. Old man sat, listened, smoked, spat. then said:
-- A be terrible queer creatures at tter and of the world.
I fear is struggle all t till day come, till till.
till ill o me? No. I mean no harm.
April 15. Met oday point blank in Grafton Street. t us togetopped. Ss of stories about me. to gain time. Asked me ing poems? About urned off t valve at once and opened tual-ing apparatus, invented and patented in all countries by Dante Aligalked rapidly of myself and my plans. In t of it unluckily I made a sudden gesture of a revolutionary nature. I must o to look at us. S after and, in going away, said s I said.
No friendly, dont you?
Yes, I liked oday. A little or muc knoo me. t case, all t, all t I t I t and all t I felt I felt, all t before no.O, give it up, old c off!
April 16. Away! Away!
te arms of roads, tall s stand against tale of distant nations. t to say: e are alone - come. And to me, to go, sant and terrible youth.
April 26. Motting my ne is and feels. Amen. So be it. elcome, O life, I go to encounter for time ty of experience and to forge in ted conscience of my race.
April 27. Old fatificer, stand me noead.
Dublin, 1904