The Opposition retired into its kennel growling.

The People coughed like a man of two minds, doubting whether he has been divinely inspired or has cut a ridiculous figure.

The Press interpreted the cough as a warning to Government; and Government launched a big ship with hurrahs, and ordered the recruiting-sergeant to be seen conspicuously.
And thus we obtained a moderate reinforcement of our arms.
It was not arrived at by connivance all round, though there was a look of it.

Certainly it did not come of accident, though there was a look of that as well.

Nor do we explain much of the secret by attributing it to the working of a complex machinery.