You have heard, I suppose?
The petition is rejected by a hundred and ninety-two, to six.

It's quite final.

We might have spared ourselves some trouble.

That, and my lord's vexation, are the only circumstances I regret.

I am quite satisfied in all other respects.' As he said this, he took a penknife from his pocket, and putting his hat upon his knee, began to busy himself in ripping off the blue cockade which he had worn all day; at the same time humming a psalm tune which had been very popular in the morning, and dwelling on it with a gentle regret.
His two adherents looked at each other, and at him, as if they were at a loss how to pursue the subject.