"He is beneath notice," said Harry.
"I am not sure, either, that I like your friend, Mr. Ellery,
Harry."
"Ellery is no friend of mine; but, pray, don't name him in the same breath with that Kockney."
"Oh, no, Mr. Ellery is a gentleman, evidently; but I don't like his manners, there is something affected about him."
"Certainly, he knows how to play the coxcomb, and condescends to do so quite too often. But I hope you like Townsend; he is really a fine fellow."
"Mr. Townsend has very different manners."
"Yes, he has the best English manner; quite natural, and not afraid to be civil. It is only the best of the English who are quite free from nonsense. Ellery aims at effect, half the time; Townsend has too much sense to do so."
"Well, I really wonder," said Jane, "how Mrs. Hilson can endure that Captain Kockney."
"The silly little soul knows no better."
"To be sure, she is quite as ridiculous as he is."