Sir William was a delight during these proceedings.

Everybody knows that he has both a warm heart and a warm temper, and there have been times when the collisions between himself and Mr.Goschen have seemed to indicate a violence of personal as well as of party antagonism.

But the duty of great ministers is to practise the scriptural principle of turning the other cheek to the smiter.

It is wonderful, indeed, to see how humanity can attune itself to a situation.

The most violent and vehement free-lance below the gangway sobers down in office to politeness, and peace with all men of good or bad will.