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Carnarvon's opinion of the News-Record and its recent performances fairly represented that of the fashionable and the very rich. They read it, as they never did before, because it interested them. They could not deny that what it said was true; that is, they could not deny it to their own minds, although they did vigorously deny it publicly.
But to drag into a sordid and squalid martyrdom the woman one loves well, the man does not live who would do it, if he knew what I know, had seen what I have seen. No, love is a luxury of the rich and the poor and the steady-going. It is not for my kind, not for me." They were pausing at Mrs. Carnarvon's door. "I shall not come in this afternoon," he said.
As I pointed out above, if Australia were to suffer severely, it might cause Separation; but if, on the other hand, she felt that her liberties and well-being were preserved by direct force of British arms, it is quite probable that an irresistible feeling in favour of Consolidation might arise, and Lord Carnarvon's dreams might be realized, provided the British Government struck the iron while it was hot.
But it all comes down to this: If the passive acquiescence in the annexation coincided strangely with the Republic's failure to defeat its enemies and pay its debts, it is no whit less odd that Lord Carnarvon's anxiety for the Republic's safety synchronized with his attempt to confederate South Africa. The real mistakes of the British Government began after the annexation.
The Legislative Assembly was defiant, and greeted the recital of Carnarvon's words with ironical laughter. A Ministerial Minute, signed by Molteno and his colleagues, protested against the Colonial Secretary's intrusion, and especially against his rather ill advised reference to a proposed separation of the eastern from the western provinces of the Cape.
Lord Kimberley had proceeded on exactly the opposite principle, and Lord Carnarvon's object in Federation was certainly not to diminish the area of the British Empire. If Froude talked in South Africa as he wrote in his journal, his conversation must have been more interesting than discreet.
Anxiety of Lord Carnarvon Despatch of Sir T. Shepstone as Special Commissioner to the Transvaal Sir T. Shepstone, his great experience and ability His progress to Pretoria and reception there Feelings excited by the arrival of the mission The annexation not a foregone conclusion Charge brought against Sir T. Shepstone of having called up the Zulu army to sweep the Transvaal Its complete falsehood Cetywayo's message to Sir T. Shepstone Evidence on the matter summed up General desire of the natives for English rule Habitual disregard of their interests Assembly of the Volksraad Rejection of Lord Carnarvon's Confederation Bill and of President Burgers' new constitution President Burgers' speeches to the Raad His posthumous statement Communication to the Raad of Sir T. Shepstone's intention to annex the country Despatch of Commission to inquire into the alleged peace with Secocoeni Its fraudulent character discovered Progress of affairs in the Transvaal Paul Kruger and his party Restlessness of natives Arrangements for the annexation The annexation proclamation.
She slipped, almost skulked to her room, her eyes down, her face in a burning flush, her scarf drawn tightly about her neck. As her door closed behind her, she fell upon her bed and began to sob hysterically. She started up with a scream to find her cousin standing beside her. "I'm so sorry. Forgive me." Mrs. Carnarvon's voice had lost its wonted levity.
This is what Mr. J.F. Celliers, the patriotic editor of the Boer newspaper, De Volksstem, wrote in reviewing the work of the special session of the Volksraad, convened to deal with the questions of Lord Carnarvon's Federation Bill, and the rescuing of the country from ruin and chaos: 'During the session we have repeatedly had occasion to comment on the doings of the Raad.
Meeting at Lord Carnarvon's about the bust of Sir C. Newton. 25th. Breakfast at Sheen House with Comte and Comtesse de Paris, to meet Lefevre-Pontalis and Bocher. 28th. Lunched with Major Dawson at Woolwich and went over the Arsenal. Very interesting. April 12th. Meeting for Matthew Arnold's Memorial. 7,000 l. raised. May 4th. Dined at the Royal Academy dinner. Sat by Horsley, Tyndall, and Chitty.
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