[Trumps by George William Curtis]@TWC D-Link bookTrumps CHAPTER LX 3/10
He has not the true party feeling.
He is not willing to make sacrifices.
And yet I think that--that--perhaps--" He looked at General Belch inquiringly.
That gentleman turned, beamed approval, and squirted a copious cascade. "Exactly," said Mr.Ele, "I was saying that I think if Mr.Bodkins, who is a perfectly honorable man--" "Oh, perfectly; nothing against his character.
Besides, it's a free country, and every body may have his opinions," said General Belch. "Precisely," resumed Mr.Ele, "as I was saying; being a perfectly honorable man--in fact, unusually honorable, I happen to know that he is in trouble--ahem! ahem! pecuniary trouble." He paused a moment, while his friend of the military title looked hard at the grate, as if selecting a fair mark, then made a clucking noise, and drenched it completely.
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