human
But, consummate in his knowledge of the world, Egerton felt assured that Levy would not adopt these measures against him while he could still tower in the van of political war--while he could still see before him the full chance of restoration to power, perhaps to power still higher than before--perhaps to power the highest of all beneath the throne. That Levy, whose hate he divined, though he did not conjecture all its causes, had hitherto delayed even a visit, even a menace, seemed to him to show that Levy still thought him one
gpt
or, at least, one too powerful to crush. To secure his position in Parliament unshackled, unfallen, if but for another year--new combinations of party might arise, new reactions take place in public opinion! And, with his hand pressed to his heart, the stern, firm man muttered:
human
If not, I ask but to die in my harness, and that men may not know that I am a pauper, until all that I need from my country is a grave.