A kind and thoughtful man, undoubtedly; but in his eye was no gleam of ambition, and it seemed doubtful whether he would care to trouble himself much about questions of public policy.

Granted his position and origin, it was natural enough that he should take a stand on the Liberal side, but it could hardly be expected that he should come up to Mr.Chown's ideal of a Progressive leader.
He was talking lightly on the subject with his brother-in-law.
"I should have thought," he said, "that William Glazzard might have had views that way.

He's a man with no ties and, I should say, too much leisure." "Oh," exclaimed Mrs.Liversedge, "the idea of his getting up to make speeches! It always seems to me as if he found it a trouble even to talk.

His brother would be far more likely, wouldn't he, Denzil ?" "What, Eustace Glazzard ?" replied Quarrier.

"He regards Parliament and everything connected with it with supreme contempt.