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English
1823
And so he drags out his life during the middle of the piece, raving at fortune, raging at humanity, and whining about his miseries until the last act. Then he gets back those "estates" of his into his possession once again, and can go back to the village and make more moral speeches and be happy. AND SO HE DRAGS OUT HIS LIFE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE PEACE RAVING AT FORTUNE RAGING AT HUMANITY AND WHINING ABOUT HIS MISERIES UNTIL THE LAST ACT THEN HE GETS BACK THOSE ESTATES OF HIS INTO HIS POSSESSION ONCE AGAIN AND CAN GO BACK TO THE VILLAGE AND MAKE MORE MORAL SPEECHES AND BE HAPPY
ortgages, bills of sale, deeds of gift, and such like things, under the impression that he is playing some sort of a round game; and then when he cannot pay the interest they take his wife and children away from him and turn him adrift into the world. Being thrown upon his own resources, he naturally starves. He can make long speeches, he can tell you all his troubles, he can stand in the lime-light and strike attitudes, he can knock the villain down, and he can defy the police, but these requirements are not much in demand in the labor market, and as they are all he can do or cares to do, he finds earning his living a much more difficult affair than he fancied. There is a deal too much hard work about it for him. He soon gives up trying it at all, and prefers to eke out an uncertain existence by sponging upon good-natured old Irish women and generous but weak-minded young artisans who have left their native village to follow him and enjoy the advantage of his company and conversation. RUIN HIM THE SIMPLE MINDED HERO SIGNS MORTGAGES BILLS OF SALE DEEDS OF GIFT AND SUCH THINGS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE IS PLAYING SOME SORT OF ROUND GAME AND THEN HE CANNOT PLAY THE INTEREST AND THEY TAKE HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN AWAY FROM HIM AND TURN HIM ADRIFT INTO THE WORLD BEING THROWN UPON HIS OWN RESOURCES HE NATURALLY STARVES HE CAN MAKE LONG SPEECHES HE CAN TELL YOU ALL HIS TROUBLES HE CAN STAND IN THE LIMELIGHT AND STRIKE ATTITUDES HE CAN KNOCK THE VILLAIN DOWN AND DEFY THE POLICE BUT THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MUCH IN DEMAND IN THE LABOUR MARKET AND AS THEY ARE ALL HE CAN DO OR CARE TO DO HE FINDS EARNING HIS LIVING A MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AFFAIR THAN HE FANCIES IT THERE IS A DEAL TOO MUCH HARD WORK ABOUT IT FOR HIM HE SOON GIVES UP TRYING AND PREFERS TO DECK OUT AN UNCERTAIN EXISTENCE SPONGING UPON THE GOOD NATURED OLD IRISHWOMEN AND GENERALLY BUT WEAK MINDED YOUNG ARTISANS WHO HAVE LEFT THEIR NATIVE VILLAGE TO FOLLOW HIM AND ENJOY THE ADVANTAGE OF HIS COMPANY AND CONVERSATION
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