CHAPTER XI 

BORROWDEAN SHOWS HIS "HAND" 

"To be plain with you," Borrowdean remarked, "Mannering's defection would be irremediable. He alone unites Redford, myself, and--well, to put it crudely, let us say the Imperialistic Liberal Party with Manningham and the old-fashioned Whigs who prefer the ruts. There is no other leader possible. Redford and I talked till daylight this morning. Now, can nothing be done with Mannering?" 

"To be plain with you, too, then, Sir Leslie," Berenice answered, "I do not think that anything can be done with him. In his present frame of mind I should say that he is better left alone. He has worked himself up into a thoroughly sentimental and nervous state. For the moment he has lost his sense of balance." 

Borrowdean nodded. 

"Desperate necessity," he said, "sometimes justifies desperate measures. We need Mannering, the country and our cause need him. If argument will not prevail there is one last alternative left to us. It may not be such an alternative as we should choose, but beggars must not be choosers. I think that you will know what I mean." 

"I have no idea," Berenice answered. 

"You are aware," he continued, "that there is in Mannering's past history an episode, the publication of which would entail somewhat serious consequences to him." 

"Well?" 

It was a most eloquent monosyllable, but Borrowdean had gone too far to retreat. 

"I propose that we make use of it," he said. "Mannering's attitude is rankly foolish, or I would not suggest such a thing. But I hold that we are entitled, under the circumstances, to make use of any means whatever to bring him to his senses." 
What chapter is this?
Who is going to show his hand?
What would Mannering's defection be?
Who does he alone unite?
Who has no idea?
Who's he plain with?
Does Berenice think anything can be done with him?
Why would he be better left alone?
Did he retain his sense of balance?
How many other leaders are possible?
Are the Whigs very modern?
Does Mannering have some dark stuff in his past that he doesn't want to get out?
Who had gone too far to retreat?
What is Mannering's attitude?
Does Borrowdean think it's ok to blackmail Mannering?
What sometimes justifies desperate measures?
What must beggars not also be?
Does the country need Mannering?
What about our cause?
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CHAPTER XI 
BORROWDEAN
BORROWDEAN SHOWS HIS "HAND"
irremediable
Mannering's defection would be irremediable
Redford, myself, and the Imperialistic Liberal Party with Manningham and the old-fashioned Whigs
He alone unites Redford, myself, and--well, to put it crudely, let us say the Imperialistic Liberal Party with Manningham and the old-fashioned Whigs
Berenice
"I have no idea," Berenice answered. 

Sir Leslie
To be plain with you, too, then, Sir Leslie
No
I do not think that anything can be done with him
In his present frame, he has worked himself up into a thoroughly sentimental and nervous state
 In his present frame of mind I should say that he is better left alone. He has worked himself up into a thoroughly sentimental and nervous state
No
For the moment he has lost his sense of balance." 
one
If argument will not prevail there is one last alternative left to us
no
the old-fashioned Whigs
Yes
that there is in Mannering's past history an episode, the publication of which would entail somewhat serious consequences to him." 
Borrowdean
but Borrowdean had gone too far to retreat. 
rankly foolish
Mannering's attitude is rankly foolish
Yes
But I hold that we are entitled, under the circumstances, to make use of any means whatever to bring him to his senses."
Desperate necessity
Desperate necessity," he said, "sometimes justifies desperate measures.
choosers
but beggars must not be choosers
Yes
We need Mannering, the country and our cause need him
our cause need him
We need Mannering, the country and our cause need him