Should this bill be again rejected in a definite manner, there will be only two courses open to me, one to cut out of public life, which I shall infinitely prefer; the other to become a supporter of organic change in the House of Lords, which I hate and which I am making all this fuss in order to avoid.
Morley reflects on the dire choices he faces if a bill is rejected, revealing his deep reluctance to support changes he despises.
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