"Hear, hear!"
"And you invited them here! How could you? They are not fit people to have in the house!"
"I like that! Upon my word! See how gone you were on Percy at din——"
"Dick! If you ever dare to say——"
"Well, I must see about packing up——"
"Packing up! Don't let me think you quite a complete idiot, Dick!"
"The train goes at three-thir——"
"Dick!" She stamped her foot in anger. "Why do you want to make it worse for me than it need be by your stupidity. You perfect horror, you!"
"Stupidity runs in the family, I suppose. You have been mighty wise, haven't you? Um—you don't want me to go, then?"
"And leave me in this hopeless muddle alone? It wouldn't be commonly human—to say nothing of brotherly!"