e glances at other reasons:--

_March 21._--We have gone through our crisis; and I fear that
nobody is much the better for it. For us it was absolutely
necessary to show that we did not consider return, as we had not
considered resignation, a light matter. As to the opposition, the
speech of Disraeli last night leaves it to be asked why did he not
come in, wind up the business of the session, and dissolve? There
is no reason to be given, except that a portion of his party was
determined not to be educated again, and was certain that if he
got in he would again commence this educating process. The
conservative party will never assume its natural position until
Disraeli retires; and I sometimes think he and I might with
advantage pair off together.

Speaker Brand says: "Disraeli's tactics are to watch and wait, not showing
his hand nor declaring a policy; he desires to drive Gladstone to a
dissolution, when he will make the most of Gladstone's mistakes, while he
will denounce a policy of destruction and confiscation, and take care to
announce no policy of his own. His weakness consists in the want of
confidence of some of his party."

Chapter XIII. Last Days Of The Ministry. (1873)

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