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No formal organization or charter yet exists, but it is evident that the gentlemen are bent on some enterprise, for Peter Romulus is engaged as surgeon and Thomas Gorst as secretary. Gillam of Boston is hired as captain, along with a Captain Stannard. At a merry dinner of the gay gentlemen at the Exchange, Captain Gillam presents a bill of five shillings for 'a rat-catcher' for the ships.
The Ransomes might have been responsible for the whole occasion, they so rallied around and supported her. Hannay and Gorst, Ransome and another man were gathered together in a communion with the lady of the settee. There was a general lull, and her voice, a voice of sweet but somewhat penetrating quality, was heard. "Don't talk to me," said she, "about women being jealous of each other.
He cannot avoid allowing himself to be worked up into a frenzy by imputations which he ought to know are simply intended for the purpose of getting him out of temper, and so prolonging debate. Sir John Gorst is one of the men who have again been brought much into evidence by the turn events have taken. I remember the time when he first made a Parliamentary figure.
He had asked her what she had wanted with Gorst, and it seemed that what Maggie wanted was "to help him." He said to himself that he wouldn't be in Gorst's place for a good deal, to have that on his conscience. As it happened, the prodigal's conscience was by no means easy. He called in Prior Street that evening to learn the result of his friend's intervention.
"The Fourth Party" was a birth of this eventful time, and its history has been written by the sons of two of its members. With the performances of Lord Randolph Churchill, Sir John Gorst, and Sir Henry Drummond Wolff I have no concern; but the fourth member of the party was Mr. Balfour, who now, for the first time, began to take a prominent part in public business.
I only came back this morning, but I made Hannay invite me." Anne murmured some suitable politeness. She said afterwards that her instinct had warned her against Mr. Gorst, with his restlessness and brilliance; but, as a matter of fact, her instinct had done nothing of the sort, and his manners had prejudiced her in his favour.
The second Maori war afforded Sir John Gorst an experience not without humour. In Sir George Grey's phrase, Sir John Gorst went out to New Zealand to do good and did it. He conducted a school for the education of the Maoris, and acted as Government Commissioner. 'He had been at work for some time, Sir George added, 'and had achieved excellent results altogether.
"I would have insisted, only if he'd come to-day he'd have found out he wasn't wanted." "I know; and he never would have come again." He didn't come. For Canon Wharton enlightened Mrs. Hannay, and Mrs. Hannay enlightened Mr. Hannay, and Mr. Hannay enlightened Mr. Gorst. "Of course," said the prodigal, "if she walks out of the house when I walk into it, I can't very well go."
She told him, every week, of an improvement in her own health, and appeared solicitous for his. While she was away, he saw a great deal of the Hannays and of Gorst. When he was not with the Hannays, Gorst was with him. Gorst was punctilious, but a little shy in his inquiries for Mrs. Majendie. The Hannays made no allusion to her beyond what decency demanded.
I'll work my fingers to the bone." "Oh, not for me" he said, laughing, as he took up his hat to go. Maggie lifted her sad head, and faced him with all her candour. "Yes," she said, "for you." Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door. In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
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