Now the outlay on Insurance added half a million a year to the balance against us.
Still, difficulties and perplexities were not limited to one side.

The Tory party were much divided since the crisis on the Parliament Act.

A section, and the most active section, had been violently opposed to the surrender on the critical division, and these men were profoundly discontented with Mr.Balfour's leadership; so Mr.Balfour, yielding to intimations, suddenly resigned.

Somewhat unexpectedly, Mr.Bonar Law was chosen to succeed him, Mr.Long and Mr.Chamberlain waiving their respective claims.
This choice was of sinister augury.

Mr.Law did not know Ireland.