the bedford-row conspiracy-第15章

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hese　were　unluckily　dashed　by　the　coming　in　of　the　Whigs。　　As　for　Sir　George　Gorgon；　when　he　came　to　ask　about　his　peerage；　Hawksby　told　him　that　they　could　not　afford　to　lose　him　in　the　Commons；　for　a　Liberal　Member　would　infallibly　fill　his　place。　And　now　that　the　Tories　are　out　and　the　Whigs　are　in；　strange　to　say　a　Liberal　does　fill　his　place。　　This　Liberal　is　no　other　than　Sir　George　Gorgon　himself；　who　is　still　longing　to　be　a　lord；　and　his　lady　is　still　devout　and　intriguing。　　So　that　the　Members　for　Oldborough　have　changed　sides；　and　taunt　each　other　with　apostasy；　and　hate　each　other　cordially。　　Mr。　Crampton　still　chuckles　over　the　manner　in　which　he　tricked　them　both；　and　talks　of　those　five　minutes　during　which　he　stood　on　the　landing…place；　and　hatched　and　executed　his　〃Bedford…Row　Conspiracy。〃


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