"_Have been asked to come forward_;" i.e., "The result of ten years
pushing and scheming on my part."
_A "local" man_; i.e., Owns a small property in the furthest corner
of the county.
"_The good old cause_;" i.e., Ourselves.
"_Have always felt that the ---- class are the mainstay of the
country_;" i.e., "Must conciliate the industrial section of
constituency."
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[Illustration: THINGS ONE WOULD RATHER HAVE LEFT UNSAID.
_Frivolous Lady_ (_making conversation_). "OH, THE ACADEMY! I NEVER
SAW SUCH RUBBISH AS THERE IS THIS YEAR!" (_Suddenly remembers that the
Gentleman she is talking to is an R.A._) "HAVE YOU ANYTHING THERE?"
_R.A._ "YES; THE FIVE BIG PICTURES YOU SAW IN MY STUDIO, AND SAID YOU
COULD LIVE WITH FOR EVER!"]
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