The news that the Eat! of Birkenhead is definitely out of immediate: danger will be welcomed by those who warmly" admire vivid Personality and appreciate the power of "his vigorous and agile brain. "It is to te hoped that the ominously-sounding reference to ai enfeebled heart anti a prolonged rest does not preclude a possibility of complete recovery. from his serious illness. He is net yet even an elderly" man and, remurkble though his achievements have been, he could, if health permitted, still contribute much to the service of his country. So hard-hitting a political warrior cannot be without his enemies but one of Lord Birkenhead's most attractive qualities is his capacity for loyal friendship. It is essentially reciprocal in its action. He therefore can count, his present trial, on the sympathy' of many who hope that, if he be spared for return to full activity, will in future be sparing of himself—a form of egoism to which he has not, in the past, been sufficiently Prone.
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