human
It's all right, Moyne, I said.
gpt
We've got the whole thing settled most satisfactorily. You needn't be afraid of any disagreeable public scandal.
human
Thank God! said Moyne, fervently.
gpt
How did you manage it?
human
I can't take any credit for the arrangement, I said.
gpt
Lady Moyne and Babberly had it all cut and dried before they consulted me at all.
human
What are they going to do?
gpt
Well, in the first place they've got Malcolmson and the rest of that lot to stop calling the thing a Review. It's to be officially known for the future as a March Past.
human
Who is to march past what?
gpt
I forgot to ask that, I said,
human
I don't see, said Moyne,
gpt
Lady Moyne seemed to think, I said,
human
I suppose it will be all right,
gpt
The next part of the plan, I said,
human
You'll rather hate that, won't you, Kilmore?
gpt
I shall detest it.
human
And I don't see what good it will do.
gpt
Nor do I; but Lady Moyne and Babberly both say that as I'm a Liberal--
human
Surely to God you're not that!
gpt
No, I'm not. But I'm suspected of being inclined that way. Therefore my being on the platform will prove to the world that you're not nearly so much of a Unionist as you've been trying to make out.
human
But I am,
gpt
I know that, of course; but Lady Moyne wants to persuade people that you're not, just for the present, till this fuss about the Review wears off.
human
I suppose it will be all right,