"But you've turned teetotaler."
"Then I'll break my pledge. What'll you take?"
"But, I say, Leicester——"
"Will you have a drink?"
"With pleasure, only I thought that——"
"I was a reformed rake, eh? Well, I'm not. Whiskies for two, waiter. I say, tell us about this dissolution. What do you think about it?"
"I think our side will have a stiff fight. Besides, you know what has to be our chief card?"
"I know nothing, I've been busy with—other things."
Bryant laughed.
"What is the meaning of this postponement of your marriage, Leicester? Did you know the Government was going to smash up?"