We may point out once more that Mr. Cameron is
deliberately asking to undergo the ordeal of cross-examina- tion, and that if there is anything discreditable in his past, as has sometimes been alleged, he is running the tremendous risk of losing the whole of the ground he has won up till now. A calculating man would be content with the support of some of the most respected and best known people in the country. To be backed up by men like Lord Roberts and Lord Cromer is no small thing. Remember that Mr. Cameron is not asking for mercy, or favour, or indul- gence, but merely for a chance to re-establish his honour and good faith. Surely there must be something wrong in telling him that his chivalrous conduct towards his wife precludes him for ever from vindicating his character. But that, in effect, is what he is now being told by the authorities.
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