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The Prime Minister

CHAPTER XXI
14/18

I fancy that Mr.Grey, the member for Silverbridge, is going to Persia.

Mr.Grey is a Member of Parliament.

Members of Parliament ought to be in London and not in Persia.

It is generally supposed that no man in England is more prone to do what he ought to do than Mr.Grey.Therefore, Mr.Grey will cease to be Member for Silverbridge.

That's logic; isn't it ?" "Has your Grace any logic equally strong to prove that I can follow him in the borough ?" "No;--or if I have, the logic that I should use in that matter must for the present be kept to myself." She certainly had a little syllogism in her head as to the Duke ruling the borough, the Duke's wife ruling the Duke, and therefore the Duke's wife ruling the borough; but she did not think it prudent to utter this on the present occasion.


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