Oh no: really, really, my dear Lysistrata, you must
nottake that line.
Ministers come and ministers go; but Igo on for
ever. I mean that when you disagree with us you are to keepyour disagreement to
yourself.
No common mancould have risen as you have done.
Many men would hardly miss their heads, there is so littlein them.
The Clearing House, like the Thames pier, remains
onpaper; and Gattie is in his grave. And I can keep you to thepoint, sir, whether it
suits you or not.
He had vision:actual bodily vision, I mean; and he
had an oddly limited sort ofimagination.
Think of the horror of thatisland to
him!
The king cantdo anything except what we advise him
to do.
And I can keep you to thepoint, sir, whether it
suits you or not. Hell turn Boanerges insideout after letting him roar the palace
down. A bevy of five Cabinet Ministers, resplendent in diplomaticuniforms, enters.
Hell turn Boanerges insideout after letting him roar the palace down. They say that
where there is nothing the king loses his rights. Suppose he has a lot of money, and
the kings hard up!
The king cantdo anything except what we advise him
to do. What are we going to say to the King when he comes in?
Are they to overhear everything that
passes?
No: we have not abolished poverty and hardship.
Youre no fool, Magnus: I will say thatfor you. I am a plain man,Magnus: a very plain
man.
All the rest were drowned; and he was not taken off
forthree weeks. It was not I who bungled the Factory Bill. What are we going to say
to the King when he comes in?
If Id been in the Cabinet these last threemonths
thered have been no crisis. Anybody can earn fromfive to twenty pounds a week now,
and a big dole when there is nojob for him.