I am not afraid of punishment. I have moral
courage to bear all that can be heaped upon me in Pentonville,
Portland, or Kilmainham, designated by one of us as the modern
Bastile. I cannot be worse treated, no matter where you send
me to. There never was a more infernal dungeon on God's earth
than Kilmainham. It is not much to the point, my lord. I will
not say another word about it. I believe I saw in some of the
weekly papers that it would be well to appoint a commission to
inquire--
The LORD CHIEF BARON--I cannot allow you to proceed with that
subject.
COSTELLO--I will not say another word. I will conclude now.
There is much I could say, yet a man in my position cannot
help speaking. There are a thousand and one points affecting
me here, affecting my character as a man, affecting my life
and well-being, and he would be a hard-hearted man who could
blame me for speaking in strong terms. I feel that I have
within me the seeds of a disease that will soon put me into
an early grave, and I have within my breast the seeds of a
disease which will never allow me to see the expiration of my
imprisonment. It is, my lord, a disease, and I hope you will
allow me to speak on this subject, which has resulted from
the treatment I have been subjected to.
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