"And the circumstances did not place us under the necessity of divulging the matter." "There, my lord, if you will allow me to say so, you acted with a delicacy and wisdom which the circumstances may not again permit.

Indeed any further investigation must almost inevitably bring these matters to light, and the effect of such revelation would be deplorable." "Deplorable to whom ?" asked his lordship.
"To the Count's family and to the Council of Regency." "I can sympathise with the Count's family, but not with the Council." "Surely, my lord, the Council as a body deserves your sympathy in that it is in danger of being utterly discredited by the treason of one or two of its members." Wellington manifested impatience.

"The Council has been warned time and again.

I am weary of warning, and even of threatening, the Council with the consequences of resisting my policy.

I think that exposure is not only what it deserves, but the surest means of providing a healthier government in the future.