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Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902

"The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him"

That's absurd!"
"No. Contradiction though it may seem the way to lose authority, is to
exercise it too much. Christ enunciated the great truth of democratic
government, when he said, 'He that would be the greatest among you,
shall be the servant of all'"
"I hope you won't carry your theory so far as to let them nominate
Maguire?" said Mr. Pell, anxiously.
"Now, please don't begin on politics," said the woman. "Here is Van,
whom I haven't seen for nine weeks, and here is Peter whom I haven't
seen for time out of mind, and just as I think I have a red-letter
evening before me, you begin your everlasting politics."
"I merely stopped in to shake hands," said Peter. "I have a call to make
elsewhere, and can stay but twenty minutes. For that time we choose you
speaker, and you can make us do as it pleases you."
Twenty minutes later Peter passed into the D'Alloi drawing-room. He
shook Mrs. D'Alloi's hand steadily, which was more than she did with
his. Then he was made happy for a moment, with that of Leonore.


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