"I see nothing extraordinary in it." Marmaduke found Marian reading in the summer-house in the fruit garden.
She looked at him in lazy surprise as he seated himself opposite to her at the table.
"This is the first chance I've had of talking to you privately since I came down," he said.

"I believe you have been keeping out of my way on purpose." "Well, I concluded that you wanted as many chances as possible of talking to some one else in private; so I gave you as many as I could." "Yes, you and the rest have been uncommonly considerate in that respect: thank you all awfully.

But I mean to have it out with you, Miss Marian, now that I have caught you alone." "With me! Oh, dear! What have I done ?" "What have you done?
I'll tell you what youve done.

Why did you send Conolly, of all men in the world, to tell me that I was in disgrace here ?" "There was no one else, Marmaduke." "Well, suppose there wasn't! Suppose there had been no one else alive on the earth except you, and I, and he, and Constance, and Su--and Constance! how could you have offered him such a job ?" "Why not?
Was there any special reason--" "Any special reason! Didnt your common sense tell you that a meeting between him and me must be particularly awkward for both of us ?" "No.

At least I--.