"I am sorry that I must differ from you, my dear, because I think he is the fittest man in England for the place."
"And you?"
"I am a private gentleman who will now be able to devote more of his time to his wife and children than has hitherto been possible with him."
"How very nice! Do you mean to say that you like it?"
"I am sure that I ought to like it. At the present moment I am thinking more of what you will like."
"If you ask me, Plantagenet, you know I shall tell the truth."
"Then tell the truth."
"After drinking brandy so long I hardly think that 12s. claret will agree with my stomach. You ask for the truth, and there it is,—very plainly."
"Plain enough!"
"You asked, you know."