HeldtheHouse，wheremenofhigherabilities“bored“it。Thechiefsofhispartysaidopenly，“WemustdosomethingforDelamayn，“Theopportunityoffered，andthechiefskepttheirword。TheirSolicitor-Generalwasadvancedastep，andtheyputDelamayninhisplace。TherewasanoutcryonthepartoftheoldermembersoftheBar。TheMinistryanswered，“WewantamanwhoislistenedtointheHouse，andwehavegothim。“Thepaperssupportedthenewnomination。Agreatdebatecameoff，andthenewSolicitor-GeneraljustifiedtheMinistryandthepapers。Hisenemiessaid，derisively，“HewillbeLordChancellorinayearortwo!“Hisfriendsmadegenialjokesinhisdomesticcircle，whichpointedtothesameconclusion。Theywarnedhistwosons，JuliusandGeoffreythenatcollege，tobecarefulwhatacquaintancestheymade，astheymightfindthemselvesthesonsofalordatamoment’snotice。Itreallybegantolooklikesomethingofthesort。Alwaysrising，Mr。DelamaynrosenexttobeAttorney-General。Aboutthesametime——sotrueitisthat“nothingsucceedslikesuccess“——achildlessrelativediedandlefthimafortune。Inthesummerof’sixty-sixaChiefJudgeshipfellvacant。TheMinistryhadmadeapreviousappointmentwhichhadbeenuniversallyunpopular。TheysawtheirwaytosupplyingtheplaceoftheirAttorney-General，andtheyofferedthejudicialappointmenttoMr。Delamayn。HepreferredremainingintheHouseofCommons，andrefusedtoacceptit。TheMinistrydeclinedtotakeNoforananswer。Theywhisperedconfidentially，“Willyoutakeitwithapeerage？“Mr。Delamaynconsultedhiswife，andtookitwithapeerage。TheLondon_Gazette_announcedhimtotheworldasBaronHolchesterofHolchester。Andthefriendsofthefamilyrubbedtheirhandsandsaid，“Whatdidwetellyou？Hereareourtwoyoungfriends，JuliusandGeoffrey，thesonsofalord!“
AndwherewasMr。Vanboroughallthistime？Exactlywherewelefthimfiveyearssince。
Hewasasrich，orricher，thanever。Hewasaswell-connectedasever。Hewasasambitiousasever。Butthereitended。HestoodstillintheHouse；hestoodstillinsociety；nobodylikedhim；
hemadenofriends。Itwasalltheoldstoryoveragain，withthisdifference，thatthesouredmanwassourer；thegrayhead，grayer；andtheirritabletempermoreunendurablethanever。Hiswifehadherroomsinthehouseandhehadhis，andtheconfidentialservantstookcarethattheynevermetonthestairs。Theyhadnochildren。Theyonlysaweachotherattheirgranddinnersandballs。Peopleateattheirtable，anddancedontheirfloor，andcomparednotesafterward，andsaidhowdullitwas。StepbystepthemanwhohadoncebeenMr。Vanborough’slawyerrose，tillthepeeragereceivedhim，andhecouldrisenolonger；whileMr。Vanborough，onthelowerroundoftheladder，lookedup，andnotedit，withnomorechancerichashewasandwell-connectedashewasofclimbingtotheHouseofLordsthanyourchanceormine。
Theman’scareerwasended；andonthedaywhenthenominationofthenewpeerwasannounced，themanendedwithit。