"I only know what I see in the papers," he said.

"The Dominion is away out with Fawkes, and the Express is about as lukewarm with Carter as he is with federated trade." "Your Government won't be obliged to you for Carter," said Mr Ormiston; "a more slack-kneed, double-jointed scoundrel was never offered a commission in a respectable cause.

He'll be the first to rat if things begin to look queer for this new policy of yours and Wallingham's." "He hasn't got it yet," Farquharson admitted, "and he won't with my good will.

So you're with us for preference trade, Ormiston ?" "It's a thing I'd like to see.

It's a thing I'm sorry we're not in a position to take up practically ourselves.