The good man had an ear for music, and plumed himself on his ability to pick up any dialect he heard--Scotch, Yorkshire, or Irish brogue.

The driver was bewildered, but smiled pleasantly.

He realized that the gentleman was a foreigner, and since the meaning of his speech was not clear, it was quite likely that he might be hazy about the value of money and the rates of car hire.
The Duchess of Drummin came in her landau.

Like Lady Geoghegan, she marked the national and industrial nature of the occasion in her attire.
At much personal inconvenience, for the day was warm, she wore a long cloak of rich brown tweed, adorned with rows of large leather-covered buttons.

Lady Josephine Maguire fluttered after her.