"He died in Switzerland?"
"Yes; we were relations."
"He was a republican under Cromwell, and remained a republican under Charles II.?"
"A republican? Not at all! He was sulking. He had a personal quarrel with the king. I know from good authority that Lord Clancharlie would have returned to his allegiance, if they had given him the office of Chancellor, which Lord Hyde held."
"You astonish me, Lord Eure. I had heard that Lord Clancharlie was an honest politician."
"An honest politician! does such a thing exist? Young man, there is no such thing."
"And Cato?"
"Oh, you believe in Cato, do you?"
"And Aristides?"
"They did well to exile him."