Dr Harry they thought a fair prey to Murchison influence, and he had capitulated early, but he had never promised to answer for his father.
"Yes, he's taken his time about it, and he's consulted about all the known authorities," said his son, humorously.

"Went right back to the Manchester school to begin with--sat out on the verandah reading Cobden and Bright the whole summer; if anybody came for advice sent 'em in to me.

I did a trade, I tell you! He thought they talked an awful lot of sense, those fellows--from the English point of view.

'D'ye mean to tell me,' he'd say, 'that a generation born and bred in political doctrine of that sort is going to hold on to the colonies at a sacrifice?
They'd rather let 'em go at a sacrifice!' Well, then he got to reading the other side of the question, and old Ormiston lent him Parkin, and he lent old Ormiston Goldwin Smith, and then he subscribed to the Times for six months--the bill must have nearly bust him; and then the squire went over without waiting for him and without any assistance from the Times either; and finally--well, he says that if it's good enough business for the people of England it's good enough business for him.

Only he keeps on worrying about the people of England, and whether they'll make enough by it to keep them contented, till he can't next month all right, he wants it to be distinctly understood that family connection has nothing to do with it." "Of course it hasn't," Advena said.
"But we're just as much obliged," remarked Stella.
"A lot of our church people are going to stay at home election day," declared Abby; "they won't vote for Lorne, and they won't vote against imperialism, so they'll just sulk.