Sam, my lad, your hand! Brentwood, we have none of us ever seen your daughter.

She should be handsome." "You remember her mother ?" said the Captain.
"Who could ever forget Lady Kate who had once seen her ?" said the Major.
"Well, Alice is more beautiful than her mother ever was." There went across the table a bright electric spark out of Mrs.
Buckley's eye into her husband's, as rapid as those which move the quivering telegraph needles, and yet not unobserved, I think, by Captain Brentwood, for there grew upon his face a pleasant smile, which, rapidly broadening, ended in a low laugh, by no means disagreeable to hear, though Sam wondered what the joke could be, until the Captain said,-- "An altogether comical party that last night at the Donovans', Buckley! The most comical I ever was at." Nevertheless, I don't believe that it was that which made him laugh at all.
"A capital party!" said the Major, laughing.

"Do you know, Brentwood, I always liked those Donovans, under the rose, and last night I liked them better than ever.

They were not such very bad neighbours, although old Donovan wanted to fight a duel with me once.

At all events, the welcome I got last night will make me remember them kindly in future." "I must go down and call there before they go," said Mrs.Buckley.
"People who have been our neighbours so many years must not go away without a kind farewell.