6/19 We understand that the seat will be contested in the Radical interest by Mr.Albert Stocks, the well-known writer and lecturer." "You know everybody, John. Who's the fellow ?" George asked. I should like to see a fight between him and Lewie: they would not get on with each other. This Stocks is a sort of living embodiment of the irritable Radical conscience, a very good thing in its way, but not quite in Lewie's style." The fifth cutting mentioned the presence of Mr.Haystoun at three garden-parties, and hinted the possibility of a mistress soon to be at Etterick. "I never thought it would come to this. |