"Oh, I suppose so."
"What's he doing now?"
"Dressing, I suppose; he's been at it this hour."
"But, uncle—"
"Well?"
"Will he come up after dinner, do you think?"
Mary spoke of him as though he were some wild beast, whom her uncle insisted on having in his house.
"Goodness knows what he will do! Come up? Yes. He will not stay in the dining-room all night."
"But, dear uncle, do be serious."
"Serious!"