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Show An Explanation From DUrtuOl. !Mr. Justin McCarthy, discoursing op the house of commons, related a capital gtory of Disraeli. It was during the Russo-Turkish war, and while relations were very strained between England said the czar a member was indiscreet enough to put a question to Disraeli, who was then prime minister, as to the policy of the government in the event of the emperor of Russia doing a certain act. .Members shuddered as Disraeli, with a most funereal face, slowly advanced to the table. The question, he declared, in a slow, measured voice, was one of such perilous moment that the honorable honor-able member acted most unwisely in putting it on the paper, yet it was a question of euch importance that the only course now open to the government was to accept the inevitable and boldly bold-ly answer. "If," declared Disraeli, ''the emperor takes this step, all I can j say is and I am speaking after a prolonged pro-longed consultation with my colleagues tb? government will then give the policy they are to pursue their very best consideration." Westminster Gazette. |