He had considered them too long, and too carefully, for that.

But the well had been poisoned.

The malicious imputation of bribery was caught up by the more credulous Irish, and their priests warned them that they would do wrong in listening to a heretic.

As for the American people, they had no mind to take up the quarrel.

It was no business of theirs.
Some extracts from Froude's letters to his wife will show how much he enjoyed American hospitality, and how far he appreciated American character.