It will not do at all, as you can see for yourself.

We cannot ask our friends and neighbors to sit down with servants." "I will see," said Miriam.

"I think that can be made all right," and they both went to the door to meet their visitor.
The doctor shook hands with them most cordially.
"Glad to see you both so ruddy; Cobhurst air must agree with you.

And now, before we say anything else, let me ask you a question: Have you had your supper ?" "No," answered Ralph, "and I hope you have not." "Your hopes are realized.

I have not, and if you do not mind letting me sup with you, I will do it." The brother and sister, who both liked the hearty doctor, assured him that they would be delighted to have him stay.
"The reason of my extending an invitation to myself is this: I have been making a visit in the country, where I was detained much longer than I expected, and as I drove homeward, I said to myself, 'Good sir, you are hungry, and where are you going to get your evening meal?
You cannot reach home until long after the dinner hour, and moreover you have a patient beyond Cobhurst, whom you ought to see this evening.