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The fact is that the Duke won't be seen in it, but that the Duchess does not mean that the borough shall quite slip through their fingers." "Shall you try it?" "If I do I must send an agent down to see Mr. Sprugeon on the sly, and the sooner I do so the better. I wonder what your father will say about it?" "He is an old Conservative." "But would he not like his son-in-law to be in Parliament?"
The agent was merely to feel the ground, make a few inquiries, and do nothing. His client did not intend to stand unless he could see the way to almost certain success with very little outlay. But the agent, perhaps liking the job, did a little outstep his employer's orders. Mr. Sprugeon, when the frost of his first modesty had been thawed, introduced the agent to Mr.
Walker, who was a hale old gentleman with silvery-white hair, over seventy years of age. "I proposed your father for this borough on, I think, six or seven different occasions. They used to go in and out then whenever they changed their offices." "We hope you'll propose Lord Silverbridge now," said Mr. Sprugeon. "Oh; well; yes.
Sprugeon went on to declare that any further candidature would be waste of money, waste of time, and waste of energy, and then signified his intention of retiring, as far as this election went, into private life. When asked, he acknowledged that they who had been acting with him had come to the same resolve. Mr.
And I fancy it has already leaked out that you would have been the favourite if there had been a favourite; which might be beneficial. I need hardly say that I do not wish my name to be mentioned in the matter. Sincerely yours, Sprugeon, the ironmonger, would, I do not doubt, be proud to nominate you. "I don't understand much about it," said Emily. "I dare say not.
It was to be a particular kind of iron plate. Then, having watched her opportunity, she said her word, "I suppose we shall be safe with Mr. Lopez?" When Mr. Sprugeon was about to reply, she shook her head and went on about the iron plate. This would be quite enough to let Mr. Sprugeon understand that she was still anxious about the borough. Mr.
"Then we'll go to Mr. Walker first," said Sprugeon. Now it was understood that in the borough, among those who really had opinions of their own, Mr. Walker the old attorney stood first as a Liberal, and Dr. Tempest the old rector first as a Conservative. "I am glad to see your Lordship in the town which gives you its name," said Mr.
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