Rowland, on the contrary, wished to avert the coming storm.

"You had better not refuse," he said to Miss Light, "until you have seen Mr.Hudson's things in the marble.

Your mother is to come and look at some that I possess." "Thank you; I have no doubt you will see us.

I dare say Mr.Hudson is very clever; but I don't care for modern sculpture.

I can't look at it!" "You shall care for my bust, I promise you!" cried Roderick, with a laugh.
"To satisfy Miss Light," said the Cavaliere, "one of the old Greeks ought to come to life." "It would be worth his while," said Roderick, paying, to Rowland's knowledge, his first compliment.
"I might sit to Phidias, if he would promise to be very amusing and make me laugh.