There was also an attempt to take advantage of his presence to resume the discussion of the very topics which had already been discussed for many hours in his absence.

Mr.Morley refused to fall into the trap.

Speaking quietly, but with a deadly blow between every word, he declined to be a party to obstruction by answering again questions which had already been answered many times over.

At this, there was a loud shout of approval from the Liberal benches--exasperated almost beyond endurance by the shameless waste of time in which the Tories, aided by Mr.Chamberlain, had indulged in for so many hours.

Mr.Chamberlain professed to be greatly shocked.