Charley was the gander, and fond as I am of him for his many excellent qualities, I am fain to own that justice might fairly have demanded that he should be cooked after the same receipt.

But it suited certain potent personages to make a swan of him; and therefore, though it had long been an assured fact through the whole service that no man was ever known to enter the Weights and Measures without the strictest examination, though the character of aspirants for that high office was always subjected to a rigid scrutiny, though knowledge, accomplishments, industry, morality, outward decency, inward zeal, and all the cardinal virtues were absolutely requisite, still Charley was admitted, without any examination or scrutiny whatever, during the commotion consequent upon the earthquake above described.
Charley went to the Weights some time during the recess.

In the process of the next session Mr.Nogo gave notice that he meant to ask the Government a question as to a gross act of injustice which had been perpetrated--so at least the matter had been represented to him--on the suppression of the Internal Navigation Office.
Mr.Nogo did not at first find it very easy to get a fitting opportunity for asking his question.

He had to give notice, and inquiries had to be made, and the responsible people were away, and various customary accidents happened, so that it was late in June before the question was put.

Mr.Nogo, however, persevered ruthlessly, and after six months' labour, did deliver himself of an indignant, and, as his friends declared to him, a very telling speech.
It was reported at the time by the opposition newspapers, and need not therefore be given here.