CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| PREFACE | [5] | |
| CHAPTER | ||
| I. | THE MEMBER AND THE CONSTITUENCY | [11] |
| II. | WOOING OF THE ELECTORS | [20] |
| III. | A NEW PARLIAMENT IN THE MAKING | [33] |
| IV. | THE COUNTRY’S VERDICT | [53] |
| V. | TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF THE M.P. | [66] |
| VI. | THE FASCINATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS | [80] |
| VII. | PALACE OF WESTMINSTER | [88] |
| VIII. | ASSEMBLING OF THE NEW PARLIAMENT | [103] |
| IX. | TAKING THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE | [115] |
| X. | MR. SPEAKER | [122] |
| XI. | “ORDER, ORDER!” | [130] |
| XII. | HOW A GOVERNMENT IS MADE | [141] |
| XIII. | DISAPPOINTED HOPES | [154] |
| XIV. | THE KING AND HIS MINISTERS AND THE COUNTRY | [166] |
| XV. | OFFICE AND ITS SPOILS | [175] |
| XVI. | PENSIONS FOR MINISTERS | [187] |
| XVII. | THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE | [201] |
| XVIII. | DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS TO THE KING | [218] |
| XIX. | THE SERJEANT-AT-ARMS | [225] |
| XX. | A NIGHT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS | [235] |
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