I'm sure he doesn't like it." "He tries to like whatever she likes," said Mrs.Finn.
As her husband was away in Ireland, Mrs.Finn was staying in the house in Carlton Gardens.

The Duchess at present required so much of her time that this was found to be convenient.

When, therefore, the guests on the present occasion had all gone, the Duchess and Mrs.
Finn were left together.

"Did you ever see anything so hopeless as he is ?" said the Duchess.
"Who is hopeless ?" "Heavens and earth! Plantagenet;--who else?
Is there another man in the world would come into his own house, among his own guests, and speak only to one person?
And, then, think of it! Popularity is the staff on which alone Ministers can lean in this country with security." "Political but not social popularity." "You know as well as I do that the two go together.

We've seen enough of that even in our day.