22/34 surely his Excellency cannot mean to take so... He came to lean upon O'Moy's writing-table, facing the adjutant. "Surely, sir, our interests--England's interests and Portugal's--are one in this." "To be sure. But England's interests can be defended elsewhere than in Portugal, and it is Lord Wellington's view that they shall be. He has already warned the Council of Regency that, since his Majesty and the Prince Regent have entrusted him with the command of the British and Portuguese armies, he will not suffer the Council or any of its members to interfere with his conduct of the military operations, or suffer any criticism or suggestion of theirs to alter system formed upon mature consideration. |