We must work for him, and secure as many votes as we can.

It is our interest to do so, Harry,--and he will make it our interest besides." "Has principle nothing to do with it, sir ?" "Principle! begad, sir," retorted the uncle, "there's no such thing as principle--lay that down as a fact--there's no such thing in this world as principle." "Well, but consistency, uncle.

For instance, you know you always vote on the Tory side, and Chevydale is a Liberal and an Emancipator." "Consistency is all d--d stuff, Harry, as principle.

What does it mean?
why that if a man's once wrong he's always to be wrong--that is just the amount of it.

There's Chevydale, for instance, he has a brother who is a rank Tory and a Commissioner of Excise, mark that; Chevydale and he play into each other's hands, and Chevydale some of these days will sell the Liberals, that is, if he can get good value for them.