unlessIhaverecoursetoJewsandmoney-lenders-tosupportAnnette；presentherwitharticlesofdressandjewellery，andpurchaseahorseandcabrioletworthyofconveyingherangelicpersonthroughthestreetsofLondon。’
Afterapause，inwhichFrancisArdryappearedlostinthought，hismindbeingprobablyoccupiedwiththesubjectofAnnette，Ibrokesilencebyobserving，’Soyourfellow-religionistsarereallygoingtomakeaseriousattempttoprocuretheiremancipation？’
’Yes，’saidFrancisArdry，startingfromhisreverie；’everythinghasbeenarranged；evenaleaderhasbeenchosen，atleastforusofIreland，uponthewholethemostsuitablemanintheworldfortheoccasion-abarristerofconsiderabletalent，mightyvoice，andmagnificentimpudence。Withemancipation，liberty，andredressforthewrongsofIrelandinhismouth，heistoforcehiswayintotheBritishHouseofCommons，draggingmyselfandothersbehindhim-hewillsucceed，andwhenheisinhewillcutafigure；Ihaveheard-himself，whohasheardhimspeak，saythathewillcutafigure。’
’Andis-competenttojudge？’Idemanded。
’Whobuthe？’saidFrancisArdry；’noonequestionshisjudgmentconcerningwhatrelatestoelocution。Hisfameonthatpointissowellestablished，thatthegreatestoratorsdonotdisdainoccasionallytoconsulthim；C-himself，asIhavebeentold，whenanxioustoproduceanyparticulareffectintheHouse，isinthehabitofcallingin-foraconsultation。’