She said a word or two to me yesterday that--," and then he paused.

There are some confidences which a man does not share even with his dearest friend.
"I rather fancy it's quite the other way," said Eames.
"How the other way ?" "That Lupex has quite as much as he likes of Mrs L.The sound of her voice sometimes makes me shake in my shoes, I know." "I like a woman with spirit," said Cradell.
"Oh, so do I.But one may have too much of a good thing.

Amelia did tell me;--only you won't mention it." "Of course, I won't." "She told me that Lupex sometimes was obliged to run away from her.
He goes down to the theatre, and remains there two or three days at a time.

Then she goes to fetch him, and there is no end of a row in the house." "The fact is, he drinks," said Cradell.

"By George, I pity a woman whose husband drinks--and such a woman as that, too!" "Take care, old fellow, or you'll find yourself in a scrape." "I know what I'm at.