He does." "Oh!" exclaimed Marian, "you are wrong.

He does not." "Anyhow," continued Conolly, "he acts with a certain degree of indifference toward her--keeps away at present, for instance.

I infer that the bad influence you have mentioned is the cause of his remissness." "Yes, you are right; only, looking at it all from without as you do, you are mistaken as to Marmaduke's character.

He is easily led away, and very careless about the little attentions that weigh so much with women; but he is thoroughly honorable, and incapable of trifling with Lady Constance.

Unfortunately, he is easily imposed on, and impatient of company in which he cannot be a little uproarious.