whom he
had become
separated
by
political
differences
arising
out of the
French
Revolution,
went down
to see his
old
friend.
But Burke
would not
grant him
an
interview;
he
positively
refused to
see him.
On his
return to
town, Fox
told his
friend
Coke the
result of
his
journey;
and when
Coke
lamented
Burke's
obstinacy,
Fox only
replied,
goodnaturedly:
"Ah! never
mind, Tom;
I always
find every
Irishman
has got a
piece of
potato in
his head."
Yet Fox,
