Have you seen Shillito ?" "You'll probably find him in the smoking room.

The card party has gone in and he's a gambler." "So am I!" Mortimer shrugged, and Cartwright wondered whether the fellow meant to imply that his gambling was not important since he had married a rich wife.

The young man, however, hesitated and looked thoughtful.
"I don't know your object for wanting Shillito, but if my supposition's near the mark, might I state that I approve?
In fact, I'd begun to wonder whether something ought not to be done.

The fellow's plausible.
Not our sort, of course; but when a girl's romantic and obstinate--" Cartwright stopped him.

"Exactly! Well, I'm the head of the house and imagine you can leave the thing to me.