TREBELL. Is that sufficient?
HORSHAM. A collective decision is a matter of development.
TREBELL. Well, I shall expect to hear.
HORSHAM. By hurrying one only reaches a rash conclusion.
TREBELL. Then be rash for once and take the consequences. Good-night.
_He is gone before_ HORSHAM _can compose another epigram._
BLACKBOROUGH. [_Deprecating such conduct._] Lost his temper!
FARRANT. [_Ruffling considerably._] Horsham, if Trebell is to be hounded out
of your cabinet ... he won't go alone.
HORSHAM. [_Bitter-sweet._] My dear Farrant ... I have yet to form my
cabinet.
CANTELUPE. You are forming it to carry disestablishment, are you not, Cyril?
Therefore you will form it in the best interests of the best scheme
possible.
HORSHAM. Trebell was and is the best man I know of for the purpose. I'm a
little weary of saying that.
_He folds his arms and awaits further developments. After a moment_
CANTELUPE _gets up as if to address a meeting._
CANTELUPE. Then if you would prefer not to include me ... I shall feel
justified in giving independent support to a scheme I have great faith in.
[_And he sits down again._]
BLACKBOROUGH. [_Impatiently._] My dear Cantelupe, if you think Horsham can
form a disestablishment cabinet to include Trebell and exclude you, you're
vastly mistaken. I for one....
FARRANT. But do both of you consider how valuable, how vital Trebell is to
us just at this moment? The Radicals trust him.
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