If you can make a Minister afraid of you,
then it becomes worth his while to buy you up. Most of the young
men rise now by making themselves thoroughly disagreeable. Abuse a
Minister every night for half a session, and you may be sure to be in
office the other half,--if you care about it."
"May I speak to Barrington Erle?" asked Lady Laura.
"I had rather you did not. Of course I must take it as it comes."
"But, my dear Mr. Finn, people do make efforts in such cases. I don't
doubt but that at this moment there are a dozen men moving heaven and
earth to secure something. No one has more friends than you have."
Had not her father been present he would have told her what his
friends were doing for him, and how unhappy such interferences made
him; but he could not explain all this before the Earl. "I would so
much rather hear about yourself," he said, again smiling.
"There is but little to say about us. I suppose Papa has told you?"
But the Earl had told him nothing, and indeed, there was nothing to
tell.
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