"I am wildly interested in everything that concerns you, of course--that is obvious." "You will help me to fight, then, for the Opposition.

Your social talents are so great, dear Cecilia, you will make a most brilliant Tory hostess," and he took her hand--he felt he must do something.
"I have always been on the winning side," she said, not more than half playfully.

"I do not know how I should like seven years of fighting an uncertain fight.

I might get extremely bored by it.

I had no idea it would last so long." And she laughed a little uncomfortably.