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Gar nichts, as the prussian armies of Blucher now say these days, but I see I made a gaffe there in my last pose by describing the Venerabile as a good ship of the line, an RN, when of course nobody really knows which side she is always fighting on, since she appears in so many liveries, but generally we have always found her to be in agreement with the values of Charlotte and Robespierre and the Gang of Four and the great Cheshire Cat that appears in the corner of the Refectory from time to time on board the ship in the sailor's quarters. A fascinating lot but probably French and Napoleonic. We must now consider whether with meagre resources we can effectively build some defence, some more Martello towers as per Dalkey Island, on both islands, to block these black French from entering our ports on the west and south coasts. Ireland cannot afford to have too many love affairs with French Revolutionary doctrine such as divide and rule divisionism. The French napoleonics cannot really be trusted with high office or the chief petty officer decks of say a Sovereign of the Seas.