For the moment, however, it was giddily, dazzlingly triumphant, and Joe had one of the few moments of his life which were unrelieved by disaster.
[Sidenote: A diversion.] It was at this moment--and, curiously enough, his victory was very soon dashed to the ground--that Mr.Harrington, one of the Parnellites, struck in with a blow.

In Parliamentary, as in other tactics, one of the wisest expedients--especially if things are going rather wrong with yourself--is to carry the war into the enemies' country.

And this is exactly what Mr.Harrington did.

He turned upon Joe and denounced him for seeking at one time to obtain the alliance of these very Irish members whom now he was denouncing.

He accused him of sending ambassadors to them when they were in prison, and, in short, brought Joe face to face with an almost forgotten period of his history.