Meanwhile what's our position--just at the
beginning of our ministerial career?
GEOFFREY They will not claim the seat.
SIGSBY How do you know?
GEOFFREY I know my wife.
LAMB [After a moment's silence.] Quite sure you do?
GEOFFREY [Turns.]
LAMB Ever seen a sheep fighting mad? I have. Damned sight worse
than the old ram.
GEOFFREY She doesn't fight the ram.
LAMB [He makes a sweeping movement that takes in the room, the
election--all things.] What's all this? We thought woman hadn't
got the fighting instinct--that we "knew her." My boy, we're in
the infants' class.
SIGSBY If you want to be his Majesty's Under-Secretary for Home
Affairs, you take my tip, guv'nor, you'll win this election.
GEOFFREY What more can I do than I'm doing? How can I countenance
this sort of thing? [He indicates the posters.] Declare myself
dead against the whole movement?
LAMB You'll do it later. May as well do it soon.
GEOFFREY Why must I do it?
LAMB Because you're beginning to find out what it means.
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