"Somehow or other, I have always detected in his writing a vein of common sense." "What the dickens is common sense!" Lord Armley growled.
"Shall I say a sense of the fitness of things ?" the Prime Minister replied,--"a sense of proportion, perhaps?
Notwithstanding his extraordinary speeches in America, I believe that to some extent Maraton possesses it.

Anyhow, it seemed to me to be worth trying.

One couldn't face the idea of letting him go up north just now without making an effort." "Things are really serious there," Lord Armley muttered.
"Worse than any of us know," Mr.Foley agreed.

"If you hadn't been coming here, I should have sent for you last night.

The French Ambassador was with me for an hour after dinner." "No fresh trouble ?" "It was a general conversation, but his visit had its purpose--a very definite and threatening purpose, too.