It is true that they were the worst constituents he had--- went against him in 'The Split,'-- but if I saw how they lived, and so on.

I knew all about the case.

A breakwater to be of any use would cost a very large sum, and the local authority, though sympathetic, did not see their way to contribute their proportion, and without a local contribution, I explained, the Department could not, consistently with its principles, unless in most exceptional--Here he breaks in: 'Oh! that red tape.

You're as bad as the rest--exceptional, indeed! Why, everything is exceptional in my constituency.

I am a bit that way myself.