"Why don't we see more of her?"
"Well, Mrs. Talbot is a quiet woman, and knows her place. She isn't quite at home in such splendors as yours, you know, and she naturally recognizes my relations to you."
"Oh, nonsense, nonsense, Toll! She mustn't feel that way. I like her. She is a devilish handsome woman."
"I shall tell her that you say so," said the obsequious Mr. Talbot.
"Toll, my boy, I've got an idea."
"Cherish it, General; you may never have another."
"Good for you. I owe you one."
"Not at all, General. I'm only paying off old debts."
"Toll, how are you doing now? Getting a living?"
"Thanks to you, General, I am thriving in a modest way. I don't aspire to any such profits as you seem to win so easily, so I have no fault to find."