Library of the House of Commons
July 26, 1831.
My dear Sister,—Here I am seated, waiting for the debate on the borough of St. Germains with a very quiet party,—Lord Milton, Lord Tavistock, and George Lamb. But, instead of telling you in dramatic form my conversations with Cabinet Ministers, I shall, I think, go back two or three days, and complete the narrative which I left imperfect in my epistle of yesterday.
[This refers to a passage in a former letter, likewise written from the Library of the House.
"'Macaulay!' Who calls Macaulay? Sir James Graham. What can he have to say to me? Take it dramatically:
Sir J. G. Macaulay!
Macaulay. What?
Sir J. G. Whom are you writing to, that you laugh so much over your letter?
Macaulay. To my constituents at Caine, to be sure. They expect news of the Reform Bill every day.
Sir J. G. Well, writing to constituents is less of a plague to you than to most people, to judge by your face.