Douglas . . . Mr. Gladstone. Marmion . . . Mr. Parnell.

Douglas. “The hand of Douglas is his own;

And never shall in friendly grasp

The hand of such as Marmion clasp!”—Marmion. Canto VI.


January, 1891.

Arbitration.

The Seal. “Belay, you two Johnnies!—avast quarrelling! Give me a ‘Close-time,’ and leave the ‘Sea’ an open question.”