"I'm sure I don't know; but what am I to do? His conduct's most mysterious."
"My dear Frank, his conduct's not only mysterious, it's monstrous; and I don't care what you say. He knows you are going to be married."
"Of course he does; he's known about it all along."
"He knows when you are going to be married."
"Certainly, I asked him to be present; he gave me to understand that probably he would be."
"Then probably he will be."
"But suppose I see or hear nothing of him in the meanwhile?"
"He is a most exasperating man. How long is it since you have heard anything of him?"
"About two months; rather over than under."
"Something must have happened to him."