Felix Holt, The Radical Chapter 29

In which the subtle and intricate manoeuvres of political and legal interests unfold through the uneasy alliance and concealed motives of those who serve and govern, illustrating the elusive nature of loyalty and self-interest. The narrative softly reveals the tangled ties binding men like Jermyn, Johnson, and Christian, whose ambitions and resentments play upon the cautious chessboard of property and power.