The Changeling (2014)
“I often had talks with Mrs. Emery and found it comforting to sit in her room and chat desultorily about little matters of the household and to drink a cup of tea from one of her special cups.
She was aware of a great deal of what was going on.
One day she said: “Mr. Lansdon is especially busy these days. Emery and me … well, we’re interested in politics … and we’re keeping our fingers crossed for Mr. Lansdon.”
“Oh … why?”
“Well, there’s this Cabinet reshuffle, isn’t there? And s...ince his party’s in … who knows? I reckon Mr. Lansdon’s made for some high post. Emery thinks the Home Office.”
“Does Mr. Emery think that Mr. Gladstone will stay in power?”
“Oh yes. The Conservatives are not the same now that that Mr. Disraeli’s lost his wife. I reckon a man wants a woman behind him.”
“I’m not so sure.MoreLess
She was aware of a great deal of what was going on.
One day she said: “Mr. Lansdon is especially busy these days. Emery and me … well, we’re interested in politics … and we’re keeping our fingers crossed for Mr. Lansdon.”
“Oh … why?”
“Well, there’s this Cabinet reshuffle, isn’t there? And s...ince his party’s in … who knows? I reckon Mr. Lansdon’s made for some high post. Emery thinks the Home Office.”
“Does Mr. Emery think that Mr. Gladstone will stay in power?”
“Oh yes. The Conservatives are not the same now that that Mr. Disraeli’s lost his wife. I reckon a man wants a woman behind him.”
“I’m not so sure.MoreLess
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