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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...as a family possession. However, enough about that. Now, what about Champion?' 'About Champion?' 'Quite so. About Champion. Are you coming to terms with him? You may speak out with me. I know all about it; and I saw Champion to-day, and he particularly wished me to see you in an easy informal sort of way, and get to know what your ideas are on the whole subject. First, the thing itself; next the time when.' Bellarmin was silent for awhile. He was surprised to hear that Sir Victor had made Tressel his confidant on such a subject. Bellarmin himself was inclined to believe in Tressel on the whole as a sincere and serious politician; but he never supposed that a man with the intensity of conviction and the lack of humour which alike characterized Champion could be got to put himself and his schemes;nto the power of a teller of scandalous anecdotes and a maker of cynical jokes. 'I see that you are a little astonished, my youthful politician, to think that Champion should make me his emissary. It does seem odd, doesn't it? But I managed to work it out of him and to work myself into him. I have my peculiar advantages, don't you see? and I got him to see them. I talk to everybody, and so nothing is inferred from my talking to anybody. Then I am not a serious politician; everybody says that, and what everybody says must be true. Therefore, of course, nobody would believe that so tremendously serious a politician as Lucifer would think of taking me into any confidence. Then if I were to let out the secrets, nobody would give them a moment's attention--seeing it's me, don't you know? Then again, if the worst came to the worst, I could be disavowed so easily. Oh, it's only Tressel's absurd talk--nobody minds him, and the thing is at an end, don't you see?' 'Yes; there ...
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- Data di pubblicazione2012
- ISBN 10 1236412907
- ISBN 13 9781236412904
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine52
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