Hearing his impassioned speech brought the crowd to a climatic frenzy. Most of the assembled in Duncan’s beloved hometown roared their complete approval at his true words. Before them was a man to put forth their claim to dignity. Duncan Malloy exemplified an Irishman for Ireland and nothing less.
Standing amongst this jostling throng, Peter could appreciate the power of their thoughts from a different vantage point. Here he could readily gage the pervasive mood. Today, a sincere appeal for self-government proved well received. Overall, Peter was in sheer joy at the reception Duncan’s pleas were eliciting from these huddled masses.
Back on stage, overwhelming crowd support stoked an equally gripping response from their emboldened orator. Feeding on abundant reserves from a lifetime of pa
