The present generation are shocking soup eaters." Wingate found Josephine on his other side and was happy.

Phipps was just across the table.

His hostess proceeded to give the latter some of her attention.
"Mr.Phipps," she said, "they tell me you've taken that scoundrel of a nephew of mine--Dredlinton--into your business, whatever it is.

He won't do you any good, you know." "I'm very sorry to hear that," Phipps replied.

"He seemed to me rather a brainy person for his order." "One for me," Lady Amesbury chuckled.