The fact that such dialogues took place at the palace is recorded simply to show that the palatial feeling in Barchester ran counter to Mr.Crawley.
And this was cause enough, if no other cause existed, for partiality to Mr.Crawley at Framley Court.

But, as has been partly explained, there existed, if possible, even stronger ground than this for adherence to the Crawley cause.

The younger Lady Lufton had known the Crawleys intimately, and the elder Lady Lufton had reckoned them among the neighbouring clerical families of her acquaintance.

Both these ladies were therefore staunch in their defence of Mr.Crawley.
The archdeacon himself had his own reasons,--reasons which for the present he kept altogether within his own bosom,--for wishing that Mr.Crawley had never entered the diocese.

Whether the perpetual curate should or should not be declared to be a thief, it would be terrible to him to have to call the child of that perpetual curate his daughter-in-law.