"I see our little sister has been reading the sensational magazines.
Yes?"

"I've done more than that," replied Angela. "In Nice a month ago
were two English members of Parliament who had taken the trouble to
visit the country they were supposed to assist in governing. They
told me that a condition of misery existed throughout the whole of
Ireland that was incredible under a civilised government."

"Radicals, eh?" snapped her father.

"No. Conservatives. One of them had once held the office of Chief
Secretary for Ireland and was Ireland's most bitter persecutor,
until he visited the country. When he saw the wretchedness of her
people he stopped his stringent methods and began casting about for
some ways of lessening the poor people's torment."

"The more shame to him to talk like that to a girl. And what's more
you had no right to listen to him. A Conservative indeed! A fine one
he must be!"

"He is. I don't see why the Liberal party should have all the
enlightenment and the Conservative party all the bigotry."

"Don't anger your father," pleaded Monica.

"Why, little Angela has come back to us quite a revolutionary," said
Nathaniel.

"Leave the table," shouted her father.