He trusted that he might be able to allay this feeling of dismay.

As regarded this noble lord, he did succeed in lessening the dismay before the meeting was over, though he did not altogether allay it.
Another gentleman who was in the habit of sitting at Mr.Daubeny's elbow daily in the House of Commons was much gentler with him, both as to words and manner.

"It's a bold throw, but I'm afraid it won't come up sixes," said the right honourable gentleman.
"Let it come up fives, then.

It's the only chance we have; and if you think, as I do, that it is essentially necessary for the welfare of the country that we should remain where we are, we must run the risk." With another colleague, whose mind was really set on that which the Church is presumed to represent, he used another argument.
"I am convinced at any rate of this," said Mr.Daubeny; "that by sacrificing something of that ascendancy which the Establishment is supposed to give us, we can bring the Church, which we love, nearer to the wants of the people." And so it came about that before the Cabinet met, every member of it knew what it was that was expected of him..