You deserved it." Brooks laughed heartily.
"Well, we were satisfied to win the seat," he declared.
Molyneux leaned forward tea-cup in hand.
"Well, you deserved it," he remarked.

"Our old man opened his mouth a bit, but yours knocked him silly.

Upon my word, I didn't think that any one man had cheek stupendous enough to humbug a constituency like Henslow did.

It took my breath away to read his speeches." "Do you really mean that ?" asked Brooks.
"Mean it?
Of course I do.

What I can't understand is how people can swallow such stuff, election after election.