by Anthony Trollope
Adapted for broadcasting by H. Oldifield Box
Episode 7
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Produced by Norman Wright
Phineas's maiden speech has at last been made; but it has not been a success, and this has depressed him greatly. And since Laurence Fitzgibbon has made no effort to pay that two hundred and fifty pounds, his persecution by the money-lender, Clarkson, still continues. To make matters worse a general election is imminent and as Lord Tulla has now forgiven his brother, George Morris, Phineas knows that it w:ll be useless for him to stand again for Loughshane.
It seems that he will be out of Parliament, and altogether at Clarkson's mercy. But once again luck comes to his aid. He rescues Kennedy from an attack by street robbers, and Lady Laura, as an expression of gratitude, induces her father, Lord Brentford, to invite Phineas to stand for rhe family borough, Loughton