Lady Ogram can do a good deal, here, but I'm not sure that she could make your acceptance by the Liberals a certain thing." "Of course I have thought of that," said Dyce.

Then, fearing he had spoken in too off-hand a way, he added graciously, "I needn't say that I regard your advice as valuable.

I shall often ask for it." Constance was mute.
"I suppose I may take it for granted that you wish for my success ?" "To be sure.

I wish for it because Lady Ogram does." Dyce felt inclined to object to this, but Constance's face did not invite to further talk on the point.
"At all events," he continued, "it seems no other candidate has been spoken of.

The party isn't sanguine; they look upon Robb as an unassailable; _sedet in aeter-numque sedebit_.