Prapradziadek był działaczem emigracyjnym w Anglii, organizuje mityngi, zbiera pieniądze na pomoc powstańcom styczniowym
Mam kłopot ze zrozumieniem wyrażenia "short of means"
Kontekst, fragment relacji w gazecie:
powiedział, że The Poles were not short of men, but they were short of means.
There were plenty of men who would fight if they had arms,
and when the men failed there were plenty of women,
and when the women failed there were plenty of children who would face the bearded Russians.
{Loud applause.}