'Well, well; of course it's only temporary.' 'I don't know about that,' returned Sidney.

'I may stay here as long as I was at the last place--eight years.' Joseph laughed, with exceeding good-nature.
'Oh yes; I shouldn't wonder,' he said, entering into the joke.
'Still'-- becoming serious--'I wish you'd found a pleasanter place.

With the winter coming on, you see--' Sidney broke in with splenetic perversity.
'I don't know that I shall pass the winter here.

My arrangements are all temporary--all of them.' After glancing at him the other crossed his legs and seemed to dispose himself for a stay of some duration.
'You didn't turn up the other night--in Hanover Street.' 'No.' 'I was there.

We talked about you.