One of the pleasant memories which remains with me is of a day when debate grew acrimonious and hot words were used.

Mr.Pollock refused to reply to some phrases which might have been regarded as taunts, because, he said, "I have made friendships here which I never expected to make, and I value them too much to risk the loss of them." That friendly temper, combined with his ability, made him a valuable member of this Convention: but for the critical work of bringing men's minds together, of sifting the essential from the unessential, he was a bad exchange for Sir Alexander McDowell.
Redmond said to me that he had found Mr.Barrie much more conciliatory than in the earlier and public stages.

He was delighted with Lord Midleton, who was, he said, "showing an Irish spirit which I never expected";--standing up for the claims of an Irish Parliament if there was to be one.

In the discussion, however, one man, Bishop O'Donnell, had been "head and shoulders above everyone else." Argument had ranged about the question of customs and excise.

This was the dividing line.