“Nobody, for Heaven's sake!”
“Will not that be dull for him?”
“I hope not.”
“You will have plenty to say to him, eh, darling?”
“We never yet lacked topics. Whether or no, his is a mind I choose to drink neat.”
“Drink him neat?”
“Undiluted with rural minds.”
“Oh!”
She uttered that monosyllable very dryly, and said no more.
Dr. Suaby came next day, and dined with them, and Lady Bassett was charming; but rather earlier than usual she said, “Now I am sure you and Dr. Suaby must have many things to talk about,” and retired, casting back an arch, and almost a cunning smile.