“Certainly; the Neston family.”
“Who are they? Are they famous? I never heard of them till the other day.”
“I daresay not; we moved in rather different circles.”
“Do you take pleasure in being brutal?”
“I take pleasure in nothing connected with this confounded affair,” said George, impatiently.
“Then why not drop it?”
George shook his head.
“Too late,” he said.
“It’s mere selfishness. You are only thinking of what people will say of you.”
“I have a right to consider that.”