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The Prime Minister

CHAPTER XX
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She'll have a lot of money, you know." "There's a brother," said the Captain.
"Oh, yes; there's a brother, who will have the Greshamsbury property, but she's to have her mother's money.

There's a very odd story about all that, you know." Then the Major told the story, and told every particular of it wrongly.

"A man might do worse than look there," said the Major.

A man might have done worse, because Miss Gresham was a very nice girl; but of course the Major was all wrong about the money.
"Well;--now you've tried it, what do you think about it ?" This question was put by Sir Timothy to Sir Orlando as they sat in a corner of the archery ground, under the shelter of a tent, looking on while Major Pountney taught Mrs.Boffin how to fix an arrow to her bowstring.

It was quite understood that Sir Timothy was inimical to the Coalition though he still belonged to it, and that he would assist in breaking it up if only there were a fair chance of his belonging to the party which would remain in power.


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