him so," he said to himself; but all he said to FITZGERALD was,
"Pleasant Party at Marlborough House, I suppose?" "Yee-es," said
FITZGERALD; "rather; couldn't get back quite as soon as I expected."

_Business done._--Irish Votes in Supply.

[Illustration: Haste to the Wedding.]

_Tuesday._--Regular set-to of Irish Members on Prince ARTHUR. MADDEN
gallantly threw himself across body of his chief, but got such fearful
pummelling retired into silence for rest of sitting. What made it
worse for ARTHUR was Chairman's ruling; pulled him up more than
once amid loud cheers from Opposition. TIM HEALY on war-path; quotes
TENNYSON with odd variation; represents Prince ARTHUR as saying of
Irish Members, "You have not got the pose that marks the cast of VERE
DE VERE." Proceedings occasionally lively; grow a little monotonous
after first five hours. Met STUART hurrying off, humming to himself
the air, "_Haste to the Wedding_."

"Aren't you going to stay for division?" I asked.

"No," said he. "I mustered; strikes only on the box; when you ask
for it, see that you get it; none other genuine. Have an important
engagement to-morrow morning. If you're waking COLMAN early, COLMAN
early, TOBY dear."

Stared at this incoherent speech; thought at first he was mad or had
dined. Then I remembered that to-morrow, at Norfolk, he marries Miss
COLMAN.

_Business done._--More Irish Votes.

_Thursday._--_E pur si muove_; that is to say, it _will_ move; they'll
all move, in spite of BRAMWELL. London, probably, the only population
in the world that possesses the supernatural patience necessary to
submit to having its movements obstructed by bars and gates put
up across some of its principal thoroughfares. Oddly enough, they
congregate round congeries of Railway Stations in the North. To-day,
ROSEBERY in Lords moves Second Reading of Bill designed to have them
swept away. BRAMWELL protests. "Speaking," he said, "in name of over
two hundred people who live in district affected by the Bill, I ask
your Lordships to reject it." This too much even for House of Lords.
That alleged luxury of two hundred people should weigh against
convenience of the population of London was a little monstrous.
BRAMWELL kept his countenance admirably. LORD CHANCELLOR looked on
admiringly.

"That's the man for _me_, TOBY," he said. "If we could only have
a House of Lords all BRAMWELLS, with me on Woolsack, we'd make Old
England once more a merry spot."

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