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The Nursery is in two divisions, known as the 

 House of Commons and the House of Lords. 

 At the right stage in their career the occupants are 

 translated from the Lower House to the Upper. 

 To complete the constitution, with the Lords and 

 Commons, I am King, but with prerogatives 

 somewhat improved. For instance, not one 

 member in either House can take his place without 

 passing my examination of his fitness, with the 

 result that, in all its estates, my realm is always 

 free from the most dangerous kinds of nuisance. 

 It is but fair to confess that I learned to see the 

 room for some of these improvements through my 

 work in connection with two other Chambers 

 under the same names, where there is practically 

 no safeguard against the dominion of the unfittest. 



The House of Commons has a shallow trough 

 along one wall, high enough from the ground to 

 prevent the members dropping anything of 

 their own into it, and low enough for them to eat 

 their dry meals, roots and cabbage out of it. 

 Above the trough is a rack for fodder. It is the 

 same in the House of Lords, but on a larger scale, 

 and with the trough removable, up or down, 

 according to the size of the members. The upper 

 part of the rack is sheeted off with thin boards to 

 prevent anything getting into their eyes ; and to 

 make sure against draughts, every opening for 

 ventilation in every wall is above the back of the 

 biggest member. 



I have no doubt that the plan of bedding does 

 much for the success. It is the same in both 



