5/17 I don't say that he is a fool; but I do not think he has that kind of strength which shows itself in perversity." "If he asked me, I should not have him;--and he will never ask me." "He will ask you, and, of course, you'll take him. Why not? And this man is a gentleman, and will be a peer. There is nothing on earth against him, except that he does not set the Thames on fire. |