"I rather think that there is, all the same," said the baronet. "There's a good deal in him, I believe! I dare say he's not very bright, but I don't know that we want brightness. A bright financier is the most dangerous man in the world. We've had enough of that already. Give me sound common sense, with just enough of the gab in a man to enable him to say what he's got to say! We don't want more than that nowadays." From which it became evident that Sir Cosmo was satisfied with the new political candidate for high place.

"I rather think that there is," said the baronet. "There's a good deal in him, I believe! I dare say he's not very bright, but a bright financier is the most dangerous man in the world. We've had enough of that already. Give me sound common sense!" From which it became evident that Sir Cosmo was satisfied with Mr. Palliser.
