It would be dishonest, as I know I should never pay it." "You are too old, I fear, for the public service." "You mean a desk in the Treasury,--with a hundred a year.

Yes; I think I am too old." "But have you no plan of your own ?" "Not much of one.

Sometimes I have thought I would go to New Zealand." "You would have to be a farmer there." "No;--I shouldn't do that.

I should get up an opposition to the Government and that sort of thing, and then they would buy me off and give me a place." "That does very well here, Jeffrey, if a man can get into Parliament and has capital enough to wait; but I don't think it would do out there.

Would you like to go into Parliament ?" "What; here?
Of course I should.