| Show THE WAYS OF STATESMEN Varying Methods of Lord and the Great Disraeli Queen Victoria once wrote to Lord Lon Palmerston then premier of England expressing the wish that she speak from his place in the house of commons Palmerston replied VIscount Viscount Viscount Vis count Palmerston presents his humble duties to your majesty and has had the honor to receive your majesty's communication of yesterday stating what your Tour majesty would have said it U your majesty had been in the house of commons Viscount Palmerston may perhaps be permitted to take the liberty of saying it is fortunate for those from whose opinion her majesty maj maj- esty differs that your majesty is not in the house of commons for they would have to encounter a formidable antagonist in argument although on the other hand those whose opinions your majesty approves would have had the support of a powerful ally In debate Disraeli when premier had hada a more direct way in dealing with women One of them once attempted to get a certain piece of information from him He listened to what she sho had to say and then answered Oh Ob you darling |