"Oh, no! He didn't...."
"I wonder has he ever."
"I don't think so."
"That is very thoughtful of him."
"It is. He is a real gentleman."
"So everybody says."
"And so pleasant to listen to."
"Indeed."
"Mrs. Reynolds is carried away with him. Says he's one of the most industrious and energetic young men of the country."
"Isn't that fine! But it seems rather odd, doesn't it? Him out here alone."