He declined altogether to see any good in supporting Irish manufactures simply because they were Irish.

The story of O'Reilly's attitude towards his shawls moved him to no indignation.
'I think he's perfectly right,' he said.

'If a man can buy cheap shawls in England he would be a fool to pay more for Irish ones.

Business can't be run on those lines.

I'm not an object of charity, and if I can't meet fair competition I must go under, and it's right that I should go under.' Hyacinth had no answer to give.