11/26 Can you imagine any possible concatenation of circumstances in which we should not get along? But are you contented ?" "I won't say I'm not," said the cautious baronet. "I didn't look for very great things from a Coalition, and I didn't look for very great things from the Duke." "It seems to me that the one achievement to which we've all looked has been the reaching the end of the Session in safety. We've done that certainly." "It is a great thing to do, Sir Timothy. Of course the main work of Parliament is to raise supplies;--and, when that has been done with ease, when all the money wanted has been voted without a break-down, of course Ministers are very glad to get rid of the Parliament. |