And so Phineas is to be Secretary for Ireland! Not in the Cabinet ?" "No;--not in the Cabinet.

It is not by any means usual that he should be." "That is promotion, and I am glad! Poor Phineas! I hope they won't murder him, or anything of that kind.

They do murder people, you know, sometimes." "He's an Irishman himself." "That's just the reason why they should.

He must put up with that of course.

I wonder whether she'll like going.