"Duty! I told you so, Dolly; this man has only two or three words in his vocabulary, which he trots out on all occasions to do general service. One of them is 'duty;' another is 'must.'"
"'Must' is the true child of 'duty,'" the gentleman remarked.
"Oh no, I don't allow that; it is a marriage connection, which may be dissolved by a dispensation."
"Is that your idea of the marriage connection?" said he with a smile.
"But, Sandie! don't you want something to eat?"
"No, thank you."
"Because you can have it in a moment."
"I have dined, Christina."
"Where have you been all this while—weeks and weeks?"
"Have you not received any letters from me?"