"You seem to have exhausted the joys of this world since the concert last night.

Are you jealous of Mr.Conolly's success ?" "Your by-play when you found how early it was at the end of the concert was not lost on us," said Marian demurely.

"You were going somewhere, were you not ?" "Since you are so jolly curious," said Marmaduke, unreasonably annoyed, "I went to the theatre with Connolly; and my by-play, as you call it, simply meant my delight at finding that we could get rid of you in time to enjoy the evening." "With Conolly!" said Marian, interested.

What kind of man is he ?" "He is nothing particular.

You saw him yourself." "Yes.