"Very perplexing."
"I thought if you went and had a word with him...."
"I doubt if it would do any good. I suppose you couldn't dine without him?"
"It would make us thirteen."
"I see." His Lordship's face brightened. "I've got it! Send Miss Waddington to reason with him."
"Molly? You think he would listen to her?"
"He is very fond of her."
Mrs. Waddington reflected.
"It's worth trying. I'll go up and see if she is dressed. She is a dear girl, isn't she, Lord Hunstanton?"
"Charming, charming."