'He now referred to two sheets of paper, which he had with him, saying that he was late (no apologies) because he had just been on the telephone with London and he'd taken down a letter now being posted to him ("I shall have it in the morning written on House of Commons note-paper" he said) written and signed by eleven M.P's, recognising him as the official Conservative Candidate and wishing him good luck for the election. He read the letter from his own handwriting taken down from the telephone, stammering over the word "conscientiously" and over the names of M.P. 's which came at the end.'