They are, as it were, born to it, and they do very well to support this party or that." "And why shouldn't I support this party,--or that ?" "I don't suppose you know which party you would support,--except that you'd vote for the Duke, if, as I suppose, you are to get in under the Duke's influence.

If I went into the House I should go with a fixed and settled purpose of my own." "I'm not there yet," said Lopez, willing to drop the subject.
"It will be a great expense to you, and will stand altogether in the way of your profession.

As far as Emily is concerned, I should think my father would be dead against it." "Then he would be unreasonable." "Not at all, if he thought you would injure your professional prospects.

It is a d---- piece of folly; that's the long and the short of it." This certainly was very uncivil, and it almost made Lopez angry.

But he had made up his mind that his friend was a little the worse for the wine he had drunk, and therefore he did not resent even this.
"Never mind politics and Parliament now," he said, "but let us get home.