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Rh Delawarr was pleased, not vexed, by the occurrence. The narrative ended by Edward's saying, "My vexation for my brother is a thousand times greater than my vexation for myself. If he had acted on the belief, that I should myself have been the first to approve his conduct. But to see Merton, whom he both dislikes and despises, in my place—and that merely from irresolute indolence—makes the loss of my seat in the House nothing, when compared with the loss of my confidence in my brother." "A very small loss indeed, it being only what you ought never to have had. Etheringhame has the misfortune to be a beautiful talker; he dreams of glorious impossibilities, and sets them forth in elegant language; but, weak and self-indulged, he has neither the energy which resolves, nor the industry which acts. He is about as useful as one of the handsome pictures of his ancestors, among whom I most devoutly wish he were at this moment. Luckily, his very indolence is, at this crisis, almost equivalent to his active support. I can insure you a seat; and as for