He will be a great loss to me." "Nonsense!" said the Countess.

"If another workman is needed, another can easily be had." "If I can be of any assistance to you, old man," said Marmaduke, "make what use of me you like.

I picked up something about the business yesterday." "Yes," said Elinor.

"While you were away, Jasper, he went to the laboratory with Constance, and fired off a brass cannon with your new pile until he had used up all the gunpowder and spoiled the panels of the door.

That is what he calls picking up something about the business." "Nothing like experiment for convincing you of the power of electricity," said Marmaduke.