"You seem to doubt my word?"
"Oh no—I don't doubt your word. But on these subjects young ladies feel themselves privileged to—to"——
"To what, Mrs. Martindale?"
"Nothing—only. But don't you think Mr. Fenwick a charming young man?"
"I didn't perceive any thing very remarkable about him."
"He did about you. I saw that, clearly."
"How can you talk so to me, Mrs. Martindale?"
"Oh la! Do hear the girl! Did you never have a beau, Mary?"
"Yes, many a one. What of it?"
"And a lover too?"