human
Say, I'm not quite sure I follow you, Mr. Bundercombe observed.
gpt
I am with you all right when you say that the direct pecuniary payment for being in Parliament doesn't amount to anything; but what's your pull worth, eh?
human
My what?
gpt
Dash it all! Mr. Bundercombe continued a little testily.
human
I only want to get at the common sense of the matter. You are thinking of trying for a seat in Parliament, and you say the four hundred a year you get for it is nothing. Well, of course, it's nothing. What I want to know is just what you get out of it indirectly? You get the handling of so much patronage, I suppose? What is it worth to you, and how much is there?