Can You Forgive Her? Chapter XLIV - The Election for the Chelsea Districts

In which political intrigues unravel amid the uncertain fate of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whilst Mr. Bott expounds with spirited conviction on the true seat of national power, and the energetic George Vavasor embarks upon a parliamentary contest suffused with the local ambition of embanking the River Thames. His campaign, under the seasoned guidance of Mr. Scruby, reveals the costs and complexities of metropolitan elections and the thorny interplay of personal ties and political necessities.