7/26 Mr.Chamberlain was not ashamed to join in those hoarse and disorderly shouts; and it was in this temper that the different sides walked slowly, silently, and frowningly to the division lobbies. Lord Randolph Churchill, as I have several times remarked, is not the man he was. I remember the time when in such a scene he would have been perfectly at home; self-restrained, vigilant, and effective. But on this night it was nothing above mere inarticulateness--hoarse and ineffective fury--an almost painful exhibition. Sometimes his lisp became so strong that he was scarcely able to utter the words he desired to bring out. |