"Nonsense! you said you'd stay for ten days."
"All the same, I'm going at once. I've sent to Bridport for a trap, and I shall sleep to-night at Dorchester."
"What's the meaning of it all?"
"I've had some words with somebody. Don't mind asking any more."
"Not with the Duke?"
"The Duke! No; I haven't spoken to him."
"Or Lord Cantrip?"
"I wish you wouldn't ask questions."
"If you've quarrelled with anybody you ought to consult a friend."
"It's nothing of that kind."