That'll give you assurance I'm not going near Mrs.Lovell, if anything will." "That gives me assurance that Mrs.Lovell tolerates in you what she detests," said Edward, relentless in his insight; "and, consequently, gives me assurance that she finds you of particular service to her at present." Algernon had a lighted match in his hand.

He flung it into the fire.
"I'm hanged if I don't think you have the confounded vanity to suppose she sets me as a spy upon you!" A smile ran along Edward's lips.

"I don't think you'd know it, if she did." "Oh, you're ten years older; you're twenty," bawled Algernon, in an extremity of disgust.

"Don't I know what game you're following up?
Isn't it clear as day you've got another woman in your eye ?" "It's as clear as day, my good Algy, that you see a portrait hanging in my chambers, and you have heard Mrs.Lovell's opinion of the fact.

So much is perfectly clear.