The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods.

I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family.

My return to London introduced me to a wider range of society.

The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods.

Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive.

A glass of whisky in Scotland in the thirties cost less than a cup of tea.

There is nothing so costly to the state as a ruined life