"No, I don't know them—are they a numerous family?"
"Sons and daughters by the dozen. By the by, weren't you at college for some time?"
"Yes, for a few terms. How many sons has Mr Juffles?"
"Seven or eight—John, Thomas, Abraham, Alexander, George, Hookey, and another; but whether his name is Richard or Robert I don't recollect. By the by, was it Oxford or Cambridge?"
"And the daughters?" I said, not attending to his question—"he has many daughters, you said, as well as sons."
"Oh, seven or eight of them too—Susan, Martha, Elizabeth, a younger one, I don't recollect her name, Anne, Sophia, and some little ones. By the by, the Indian mail is very interesting—have you seen the news?"
"No, I never see a newspaper. Is there a young lady among Mr Juffles's family of the pretty name of Amy?"
"Amy?—Amy?—'pon my word I don't recollect. And yet I think I do. I think I have heard the governess call one of the children Amy. By the by, we have had charming weather of late."
"Charming. How old is the governess?"
"A young person—too young, I should say, for such a charge; seventeen, perhaps."