"_Pray join us at lunch! Heaps of room in the carriage_;" i.e., "Hope
she doesn't! It only holds four, and we're six already."

"_Don't they call a hit to the left like that, a Drive?_" i.e.,
"Young-rich--good-looking--worth catching--looks as if he liked 'sweet
simplicity.'"


ELECTIONEERING.

"_Has at heart the best interests of the Borough_;" i.e., Means to
subscribe largely to all local clubs and charities.

"_The honour of representing you in Parliament_;" i.e., "The pleasure
of advertising myself."

"_I should wish to keep my mind open on that subject_;" i.e., "I
cannot afford to commit myself just yet."


PARLIAMENTARY.

"_I have never heard such an astounding argument_;" i.e., "Since I
last employed it myself."

"_To come to the real question at issue_;" i.e., "To introduce my one
strong point."

"_I do not pledge myself to these figures_;" i.e., "The next speaker
will very likely show them to be absolutely unreliable."