The row was so great that it did not matter
much what he said, but the people soon understood that the American
Senator was not to appear before them again.
It was not much after nine o'clock when the Senator reached his
hotel, Lord Drummond having accompanied him thither in a cab. "Good
night, Mr. Gotobed," said his Lordship. "I cannot tell you how much
I respect both your purpose and your courage;--but I don't know how
far it is wise for a man to tell any other man, much less a nation,
of all his faults."
"You English tell us of ours pretty often," said the Senator.
When he found himself alone he thought of it all, giving himself no
special credit for what he had done, acknowledging to himself that
he had often chosen his words badly and expressed himself
imperfectly, but declaring to himself through it all that the want
of reason among Britishers was so great, that no one ought to treat
them as wholly responsible beings.
CHAPTER XXV
The Last Days of Mary Masters
The triumph of Mary Masters was something more than a nine days'
wonder to the people of Dillsborough. They had all known Larry
Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned
the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say,
that she would live to repent her perversity. Runciman who had a
thoroughly warm-hearted friendship for both the attorney and Larry
had sometimes been very severe on Mary.
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