"Oh, yes."
"She has a baby, and therefore of course she is happy. She says he is the finest fellow in the world."
"I dare say he is. They all seem to be contented with him, but they don't talk much about him."
"No; they wouldn't. Had you a child you would have talked about him, Phineas. I should have loved my baby better than all the world, but I should have been silent about him. With Violet of course her husband is the first object. It would certainly be so from her nature. And so Oswald is quite tame?"
"I don't know that he is very tame out hunting."
"But to her?"
"I should think always. She, you know, is very clever."
"So clever!"
"And would be sure to steer clear of all offence," said Phineas, enthusiastically.
"While I could never for an hour avoid it. Did they say anything about the journey to Flanders?"