Berners at Brookes" of a brother M.P., about four o'clock in
the early part of the spring of 1839.

"The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down
together, if you like!" and in a few minutes they left the
club.

"Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,"
said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a
passer-by might overhear him. "Don't say anything about it,
but there's a screw loose."

"The deuce! But how do you mean?"

"They say the Rads are going to throw us over."

"Talk, talk. They have threatened this half-a-dozen times.
Smoke, sir; it will end in smoke."

I hope it may; but I know, in great confidence mind you, that
Lord John was saying something about it yesterday."

"That may be; I believe our fellows are heartily sick of the
business, and perhaps would be glad of an excuse to break up
the government: but we must not have Peel in; nothing could
prevent a dissolution."

"Their fellows go about and say that Peel would not dissolve
if he came in."