 Boyle 's memory was indeed excellent . On one occasion he illustrated both the accuracy of his memory and the audacity of his character at the expense of a brother member . Edmond Stanley , anxious to produce an effect in an important debate , had been at pains to reduce his speech to writing . Unluckily , Stanley happened to drop his manuscript in the coffee @-@ room , and walked back into the House unconscious of his loss . Sir Boyle , finding the document , speedily mastered its contents , and , rising at the first opportunity , delivered the speech almost verbatim in the hearing of its dismayed and astonished author . His apology afterward only added insult to injury : 
