Barrington Erle was a man ordinarily honest.

He would not have been untrue to his mother's brother, William Mildmay, the great Whig Minister of the day, for any earthly consideration.

He was ready to work with wages or without wages.

He was really zealous in the cause, not asking very much for himself.

He had some undefined belief that it was much better for the country that Mr.Mildmay should be in power than that Lord de Terrier should be there.