God and religion before every thing!' Dante cried. 'God and religion before the world.' Mr Casey raised his clenched fist and brought it down on the table with a crash.'Very well then$$$' he shouted hoarsely$$$ 'if it comes to that$$$ no God for Ireland!''John! John!' cried Mr Dedalus$$$ seizing his guest by the coat sleeve. Dante stared across the table$$$ her cheeks shaking. Mr Casey struggled up from his chair and bent across the table towards her$$$ scraping the air from before his eyes with one hand as though he were tearing aside a cobweb. 'No God for Ireland!' he cried$$$ 'We have had too much God in Ireland. Away with God!