e. They suggested the railway; and as
letters arrived for Mr Palliser,--medical letters,--in which the same
opinion was broached, it was agreed, at last, that they should return
by railway; but they were to make various halts on the road, stopping
at each halting-place for a day. The first was, of course, Basle, and
from Basle they were to go on to Baden.

"I particularly want to see Baden again," Lady Glencora said; "and
perhaps I may be able to get back my napoleon."

CHAPTER LXXIV

Showing What Happened in the Churchyard

These arrangements as to the return of Mr Palliser's party to London
did not, of course, include Mr Grey. They were generally discussed in
Mr Grey's absence, and communicated to him by Mr Palliser. "I suppose
we shall see you in England before long?" said Mr Palliser. "I shall
be able to tell you that before you go," said Grey. "Not but that in
any event I shall return to England before the winter."

"Then come to us at Matching," said Mr Palliser. "We shall be most
happy to have you. Say that you'll come for the first fortnight
in December. After that we always go to the Duke, in Barsetshire.
Though, by-the-by, I don't suppose we shall go anywhere this year,"
Mr Palliser added, interrupting the warmth of his invitation, and
reflecting that, under the present circumstances, perhaps, it might
be improper to have any guests at Matching in December. But he had
become very fond of Mr Grey, and on this occasion, as he had done on
some others, pressed him warmly to make an attempt at Parliament. "It
isn't nearly so difficult as you think," said he, when Grey declared
that he would not know where to look for a seat. "See the men that
get in. There was Mr Vavasor. Even he got a seat."

"But he had to pay for it very dearly."

"You might easily find some quiet little borough."

"Quiet little boroughs have usually got their own quiet little
Members," said Grey.

"They're fond of change; and if you like to spend a thousand pounds,
the thing isn't difficult. I'll put you in the way of it." But Mr
Grey still declined. He was not a man prone to be talked out of his
own way of life, and the very fact that George Vavasor had been in
Parliament would of itself have gone far towards preventing any
attempt on his part in that direction. Alice had also wanted him to
go into public life, but he had put aside her request as though the
thing were quite out of the question,--never giving a moment to its