I told you that Mr.Quinn is to be the new secretary of the society, didn't I?
Dr.Henry knows Mr.Quinn slightly, and was greatly interested in him.
Your name naturally was mentioned.

Dr.Henry seems to have taken a warm interest in you when you were in college, and to have a very high opinion of your abilities.

He did not know what had become of you, and was very pleased to hear that you were a friend of ours.' Hyacinth knew at once what was coming--knew what Canon Beecher's plan for his future was, and why he was pleased with it; understood how Mrs.
Beecher came to describe this conversation with Dr.Henry as fortunate.
He waited for the rest of the recital, vaguely surprised at his own want of feeling.
'I told him,' the Canon went on, eying Hyacinth doubtfully, 'that you had lost your employment here.

I hope you don't object to my having mentioned that.

I am sure you wouldn't if you had heard how sympathetically he spoke of you.