Holiday of Obligation to-day, and no school. After Mass and Holy Communion, went on some messages to town, got a clip and Fearanside’s ‘English History’ in Massy’s. – The strike finished yesterday evening! Evidently Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minister, settled it. Owing to the strike I could not get ‘Lands and Peoples’. Now it is over up immediately with the price of eggs and butter, which were very low yesterday morning. Nannie came to-day instead of to-morrow, as we are going over on liner. After dinner went up to Markie, but he was in Limerick for a C.B.C. match. After tea, as Dr. Scannell told me to go, I went by myself to the ‘Only Way’, i.e. ‘A Tale of Two Cities’. On the way saw posted up that a general strike has occurred again over Baldwin’s speech! The historical references in the ‘Only Way’ were not good, but Sydney Carton and Dr. Manette were fine. It is brought out how the aristocrats played games of chess and cards while awaiting death, and took it gallantly. How weak in one point, and yet so strong was Sydney Carton! I wonder does it lie in me, in any other man, to make such a glorious sacrifice!
