He has always shown himself ready to say anything or do anything that may serve his own interests.

In the general election of 1885 he made frantic efforts to get into Parliament as a member of the Irish Party.

He ghosted every member of the party whose influence he thought might help him--notably the two men, Mr.Dillon and Mr.O'Brien, at whom he now sneers, as he fondly believes, in the safe seclusion of an anonymous letter of an English newspaper.

During the period of probation his hand was incessant on Mr.Dillon's door-knocker.

The most earnest supplications were not spared.