Her talk was of the most insignificant things; this afternoon she spent nearly half an hour in describing a kitten which Mrs.Conisbee had given her; care of the little animal appeared to have absorbed her whole attention for many days past.
Another visitor to-day was Mr.Newdick, the City clerk who had been present at Monica's wedding.

He and Mrs.Luke Widdowson were the sole friends of her husband that Monica had seen.

Mr.Newdick enjoyed coming to Herne Hill.

Always lugubrious to begin with, he gradually cheered up, and by the time for departure was loquacious.

But he had the oddest ideas of talk suitable to a drawing-room.