New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
AnglO-AmeriCan Memories
LADY RussELL HER sALoN-MR GEORGE sRoORck
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preston. or in bis carriage. he seemed.
on the whole. insignificant The eyes
had no FIRE in them. he looked older
than his years and unequal 70 his re-
uo7-n.
II was the custom in those distant
days 10 serve tea in the drawing room
after dinner. Count Won Arnim was
asked n he would have tea. left the
lady by whom ne was sitting. crossed
the floor 10 the tea table. took his cup
OF tea from Lady Arthurs hand and
started on his return The floor was OF
polished oak, with here and there a rug
just the sort Of floor 70 which he must
have been used al his life. But he
slipped. his feet few from under him,
and down came the Ambassador on his
back. II was an awful moment Men
went 20 his rescue. he was helped I'D.
evidently much shaken and slowly
found his way back 20 the sofa and TO
the lady who had been his companion.
There were almost tears in his eyes.
When. a little later. the news 81 his
disgrace became known. a man said:
Wei. IL he could not keep his feet fl a
drawing room. what chance had he
again-- Prince Bismarck"
To the list Of men who were 10 be met
in those days at breakfasts the name OF
Mr. George Brodrick ought 10 be added
He was a scholar. a writer a journalist
and one OF those men who never could
understand why the world would not
come round 70 his way Of thinking and
20 him He had real abilities. which sur
viyed a university education. He was
born into a respectable place IN the
world. Of good family. with good oppOr-
tunities. but was never a man Of the
world To be OF the world in the true
sense Of the phrase a man must. I take
H. have a fairly accurate notion OF his
relation 20 the world That Brodrick
had not. His ambitions were political.
and most Of all Parliamentary. but they
remained ambitions. He could not
understand how 10 commend himself 70
a constituency; nor would he ever have
Conformed 10 the ineXorabIe standards
OF the House OF Commons. He expected
the House and its standards TO conform
20 him.
Struggling with fine courage for the
Unattainahle. Mr.. Brodrick meantime
occupied himself with Journalism. and
was for many years a leader writer on
The Times" The story which points
his intense INSTRUMENTATION as well as
any other connects itself with that
period. He was q guest in a house in
-.
composition Of those more or less Addi-
soniau and rather academic ESSAYS
which. when printed on the leader page
OF The Thunderer.T became leaders.
and very good leaders Of their kind he
saw I'll 10 write them IN the drawing
room, and in the morning. when men are
commonly supposed 70 be elsewhere.
There were ladies. and they talked
Presently NJ Br0drick rose. marched
over 20 his hostess and said 10 her.
Lady ". 7 really must ask you 70 ask
these ladies not 10 carry on their con-
versation in this room. am engaged
upon q most important article. and my
thoughts are distracted by talk which
has no importance ar all"
His appearance and dress were those
Of a man who gave no thought 70 either
He was rather tall angular uncouth. a
stoop in the shoulders. and his figure
consisted Of ks He had the projecting
teeth which French caricaturists used %
give 70 English "meesses.' in whom il is
extremely rare. some person Of genius
untempered with mercy called him ecu
rius Dentatus", and the nickname lasted
as long as BrOdrick lasted. With his
teeth and his knees and elbows saving
the air. and his umbrella, and his horse
al ribs. he was the delight OF the Row
Everybody liked him. but everybody
laughed az him. In the end he renowned
F Journalism and renounced politics and
became Warden Of Merton Il was
. thought he would not be a good Head Of
. a College. nor get on with his students
bur he falsifed all predictions. governed
wisely and well. won the affection @,
the boys under him. and died lanented
. ] suppose the explanation is that he haC
an bottom a genuine sincerity OF nature
g. ". :.