Congress is vindictive, Congress is savage, sir, when it gets waked up once.

It will go to any length to vindicate its honor at such a time." "Ah well, we have talked the morning through, just as usual in these tiresome days of waiting, and we have reached the same old result; that is to say, we are no better off than when we began.

The land bill is just as far away as ever, and the trial is closer at hand.

Let's give up everything and die." "Die and leave the Duchess to fight it out all alone?
Oh, no, that won't do.

Come, now, don't talk so.