WITH MR FEENIE 337 



as I have already said in another chapter, be 

 hard to find one more universally popular. It was 

 always a grief to me to see him riding quietly along 

 in mufti — the kit typifying his intention no more to 

 compete for the forward place he formerly held — and 

 this feeling I am sure was shared by all present, 

 who knew him far better than I did. Few men 

 would be public-spirited enough to continue to hold 

 office under these circumstances, and one can only 

 hope for his complete recovery. 



