[The American Senator by Anthony Trollope]@TWC D-Link bookThe American Senator CHAPTER II 16/18
A man may be in the right on one point even though his life isn't all that it ought to be." "That's true, sir; but if they told you all that they know up street,"-- and Runciman pointed to the part of the town in which Bearside's office was situated,--"I should have thought you would have understood who was going to win and who was going to lose.
Good day, sir; I hope you'll have a pleasant journey.
Much obliged to you for your patronage, sir," and Runciman, still smiling unpleasantly, touched his hat as the Senator got into the omnibus. The Senator was not very happy as to the Goarly business.
He had paid some money and had half promised more, and had found out that he was in a boat with thoroughly disreputable persons.
As he had said to the landlord, a man may have the right on his side in an action at law though he be a knave or a rascal; and if a lord be unjust to a poor man, the poor man should have justice done him, even though he be not quite a pattern poor man.
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