"But you believe it?"
"Honestly, I believe we've got, say, seven points out of ten. So we ought to get the verdict."
"I suppose that's honest enough. You leave the other side to put their three points?"
"That oughtn't to be over-straining them," Billy opined.
"Politics are rather curious. I might go to another meeting or two while I'm at Meriton; but I won't sing out of doors any more. Seymour doesn't approve of it."
"You're really going to take rooms there?"
"Yes, if Sally consents." She turned round to him. "Do you know what it is to see somebody asking for help?"
"To me they always call it temporary assistance."
"Yes. Well, I think I saw that to-night." She was silent a minute, then she gurgled. "And really they're all great fun, you know."
"I look forward to our stay at Meriton with the gravest apprehension," said Billy Foot.