He had told her everything, down to the exact amount of money which he had to support him till he should again be enabled to earn an income, and had received assurances from her that everything would be just as it should be after a lapse of a few months.

The Liberals would, as a matter of course, come in, and equally as a matter of course, Phineas would be in office.

She spoke of this with such certainty that she almost convinced him.

Having tempted him away from the safety of permanent income, the party could not do less than provide for him.

If he could only secure a seat he would be safe; and it seemed that Tankerville would be a certain seat.