You need a little study of the alphabet.

Or if you won't believe me, ask my brother senators here what chance there is for your Reforms so long as the American citizen is what he is." "You'll not get much comfort in my State, Mr.French," growled the senator from Pennsylvania, with a sneer; "suppose you come and try." "Well, well!" said the benevolent Mr.Schuyler Clinton, gleaming benignantly through his gold spectacles; "don't be too hard on French.
He means well.

Perhaps he's not very wise, but he does good.

I know more about it than any of you, and I don't deny that the thing is all bad.
Only, as Mr.Ratcliffe says, the difficulty is in the people, not in us.
Go to work on them, French, and let us alone." French repented of his attack, and contented himself by muttering to Carrington: "What a set of damned old reprobates they are!" "They are right, though, in one thing," was Carrington's reply: "their advice is good.

Never ask one of them to reform anything; if you do, you will be reformed yourself." The dinner ended as brilliantly as it began, and Schneidekoupon was delighted with his success.