"But does he not intend to coalesce with the order party?"
"I believe so—that is, if he's to get the pension."
"Well, and that's as good as done, you know; for if they want him, the pension is easily managed."
"I am not so sure of that."
"Why, they're as plenty as blackberries."
"Very true; but, you see, Lord Gobblestown swallows all the pensions for his own family; and there are a great many complaints in the market against him for plucking that blackberry-bush very bare indeed; and unless Sack Scatterbrain has swingeing interest, the pension may not be such an easy thing."
"But still O'Grady has shown himself not my friend."
"My dear squire, don't be so hot; he has not shown himself yet."
"Well, but he means it."
"My dear squire, you oughtn't to jump at a conclusion as you would at a twelve-foot drain or a five-bar gate."