Credit where credit is due

[litlover12]

"It was all but known that the existing Chancellor of the Exchequer would separate himself from the Government, carrying various others with him, either before or immediately consequent on the meeting of Parliament;--and it was all but known, also, that Mr. Palliser would fill his place, taking that high office at once, although he had never hitherto sat in that august assembly which men call the Cabinet. He could thus afford to put up with the small everyday calamity of having a wife who loved another man better than she loved him."

You know, despite everything I've previously said about him, there are times when I have to take off my hat to Mr. Trollope. That "small everyday calamity" is brilliant.

Comments

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Agreed. That is a brilliant moment and can make up for quite a lot (depending :-).

[msantimacassar.livejournal.com]

Awesome! :)

[goldvermilion87.livejournal.com]

That is a good one.

[jobey-in-error.livejournal.com]

Geez, you keep throwing enough against a wall, something is bound to stick, and in a pretty pattern too. ;)

Nah, it's a good one.