In this way things hung on for a week or so, and then, one afternoon, the Chief Justice rushed into the Club in a state of some excitement. Spying Perry and Kilshaw, he hastened to them.
"You have heard?" he cried.
"What?" asked Sir Robert, wiping his glasses and smiling quietly.
"No? I believe I'm the first. Coxon told me himself: he came into my room when I rose to-
day. He's asked Medland to accept his resignation."
Kilshaw sprang to his feet.
"What on?" asked Sir Robert.
"The Accident-Liability Clause in the Factory Act."
"A very good ground," commented the ex-Premier. "Very cleverly chosen."
"What does Medland say?" asked Kilshaw eagerly. "Will he give way, or will he let him go?"