Page 459 (1/1)

'Will he be returned?' she asked

'From e hear, we think not; I shall know more about it in an hour or two At present I should not like to have to publish an opinion; but were I forced to bet, I would bet against hi for him There can be no doubt that his own party are ashas used to be, this would have been fatal to him at the day of election; but noith the ballot, it won't matter so o to bed on the last day, and beg all my co papers'

'I ao to Liverpool,' said Lady Carbury

'It would not have ht back all the same They say Lord Nidderdale still ht'

'There must be an immense amount of property soland two years ago, and they say everything has prospered that he has put his hand to since The Mexican Railway shares had fallen thisHe must have made an enormous deal out of that' But Mr Broune's eloquence on this occasion was chiefly displayed in regard to the presumption of Mr Alf 'I shouldn't think hination of the editorship when he came before the world as a candidate for parliaines that he can sit for Westminster and edit a London daily paper at the same time'

'Has it never been done?'

'Never, I think;--that is, by the editor of such a paper as the "Pulpit" How is a man who sits in parlias of parliament with impartiality? But Alf believes that he can do round Where's Felix now?'

'Do not ask ?'

'He lies in bed all day, and is out all night'

'But that wants ive hiive'

'I should simply take the key of the house froive it up'