"Suppose we were to allow at once," she said, "that everything is better in the United States than anywhere else, shouldn't we get along easier ?" "I don't know that getting along easy is what we have particularly got in view," said Mr.Gotobed, who was certainly in quest of information.
"But it is what I have in view, Mr.Gotobed;--so if you please we'll take the pre-eminence of your country for granted." Then she turned to Mr.Mainwaring on the other side.

Upon this the Senator addressed himself for a while to the table at large and had soon forgotten altogether the expression of the lady's wishes.
"I believe you have a good many churches about here," said Lady Augustus trying to make conversation to her neighbour.
"One in every parish, I fancy," said Mr.Mainwaring, who preferred all subjects to clerical subjects.

"I suppose London is quite empty now." "We came direct from the Duke's," said Lady Augustus,--"and did not even sleep in town;--but it is empty." The Duke was the brother of Lord Augustus, and a compromise had been made with Lady Augustus, by which she and her daughter should be allowed a fortnight every year at the Duke's place in the country, and a certain amount of entertainment in town.
"I remember the Duke at Christchurch," said the parson.

"He and I were of the same par.

He was Lord Mistletoe then.