alsoitcomesbeforeP，doesn’tit？“
“Well，let’ssee。Youhaven’tason，haveyou？Thenperhapsitmightbemanaged，“repliedtheWhipwithgentlebutpointedinsolence，forMr。Blakeannoyedhim。“I’llmakeinquiries，andnow，shallwejointheladies？Iwanttocontinuemyconversationwithyourdaughteraboutthecorruptionwhichsomeenemy，takingadvantageofherinnocence，haspersuadedherexistsintheConservativeParty。Sheisacleveryoungladyandmakesoutagoodcaseagainstus，thoughIamsureIdonotknowwhenceshegotherinformation。Notfromyou，I
suppose，SirJohn——Ibegyourpardon，Mr。Blake。“
Sothematterwassettled，asbothofthemknewitwouldbewhentheylefttheroom。Thecashfounditswayintosomenebulousaccountthatnobodycouldhaveidentifiedwithanyparty，andintheDissolutionHonours，JohnBlake，Esq。，J。P。，wastransformedintoSirJohnBlake，Bart。；informationthatlefttensofthousandsofthestudentsofthelistmildlymarvellingwhy。Asthesamewonderstruckthemregardingthevastmajorityofthenameswhichappearedtherein，this，however，didnotmatter。Theypresumed，good，easysouls，thatJohnBlake，Esq。，J。P。，andtherestwerepatriotswhoforlongyearshadbeenworkingforthegoodoftheircountry，andthatwhattheyhaddoneinsecrethadbeendiscoveredinhighplacesandwasnowproclaimedfromthehousetops。
LadyJanewasinclinedtosharethisview。Sheknewthatagreatdealofherhusband’smoneywentintomysteriouschannelsofwhichshewasunabletotracetheends，andconcludedinherVictorian-wifekindoffashion，oratanyratehoped，thatitwasspentinalleviatingthedistressofthe“SubmergedTenth“whichatthattimewasmuchinevidence。Hencenodoubtthegraciousrecognitionthathadcometohim。JohnBlakehimself，whopaidoverthecash，naturallyhadnosuchdelusions，andunfortunatelyinthatmomentofexultation，whenhecontemplatedhisownnameadorningthelistsineverynewspaper，letoutthetruthatbreakfastatwhichIsobelwashissolecompanion。ForbythistimeLadyJanehadgrowntoodelicatetocomedownearly。