He seemed to be in the act of springing upon the man who made these charges against him.
"Nigel," she said, "please let me talk to the Duke.

Remember that, after all, from his own point of view, what he is saying is not so outrageous as it seems to us.

Cecil, please don't interfere," she added turning towards him.

"Duke," she continued, speaking firmly, and with much of the amiability gone from her tone, "you are playing the modern Don Quixote to an extent which is unpardonable, even taking into account your anxiety concerning your brother.

Lord Ronald was a guest here of Mr.De la Borne's, and to the best of my knowledge he lost little more than he won all the time he was here.