[Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope]@TWC D-Link bookPhineas Finn CHAPTER IX 4/19
There the same political enmity exists, but the political enmity produces private hatred.
The leaders of parties there really mean what they say when they abuse each other, and are in earnest when they talk as though they were about to tear each other limb from limb.
I doubt whether Mr.Daubeny would have injured a hair of Mr.Mildmay's venerable head, even for an assurance of six continued months in office. When Mr.Daubeny had completed his statement, Mr.Mildmay simply told the House that he had received and would obey her Majesty's commands. The House would of course understand that he by no means meant to aver that the Queen would even commission him to form a Ministry.
But if he took no such command from her Majesty it would become his duty to recommend her Majesty to impose the task upon some other person. Then everything was said that had to be said, and members returned to their clubs.
A certain damp was thrown over the joy of some excitable Liberals by tidings which reached the House during Mr.Daubeny's speech.
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