Selina: Do you remember how we teased him?
Tim: I only remember your asking him if he took things seriously.
Selina: It was a delicate way of suggesting that he took himself seriously.
Lord William: That was abundantly clear without any hint from you, my dear.
Molyneux: He certainly didn’t fit into our airy conversation.
Selina: He was like a porpoise among gold fish.
Lord William: But we agreed that it was a mistake to waste malice on the dead.
Ann (with a muffled cry): The dead?
Lord William: His reputation has come to an untimely end. He is, however, I believe, in excellent health.