'Yes, said Paul.
'As a beano, said Grimes, 'I have known better.
'Yes, said Paul.
'Lady C.'s hardly what you might call bonhommous.
'Hardly.
'Old Prendy made rather an ass of himself?
'Yes
'Hullo, old boy! You sound a bit flat. Feeling the strain of the social vortex, a bit giddy after the gay whirl, eh?
'I say, Grimes, said Paul, 'what d'you suppose the relationship is between Mrs Beste‑Chetwynde and that nigger?
'Well, I don't suppose she trots with him just for the uplift of his conversation; do you?