They will accept it with polite words of regret, and will say to each other, 'Poor fellow, he had a brilliant career before him, but he got drunk, or something, and fell into the ditch.' Ah, well, we won't talk any more about it." "Then you don't despise the newspaper profession, Lord Donal ?" "Despise it! Bless you, no: I look up to it.

Belonging myself to a profession very much lower down in the scale of morality, as I have said.

But, Princess," he added, leaning towards her, "will you resign from the newspaper if I resign from diplomacy ?" The girl slowly shook her head, her eyes on the tablecloth before her.
"I will telegraph my resignation," he said impetuously, "if you will telegraph yours to your paper." "You are feeling ill and worried this morning, Lord Donal, and so you take a pessimistic view of life.

You must not resign." "Oh, but I must.

I have failed, and that is enough." "It isn't enough.