She looked at Green whose dark eyes laughed straight back at her, and found it impossible to stand upon ceremony.
"I really don't know," she said.

"I haven't had time to place him yet.
But it's a little difficult to be quite impartial as he saved my life last night." "What ?" said the squire.

"That sounds romantic.

What made him do that ?" "Allow me!" interposed Green, pulling the bath-towel from his neck, and rapidly winding it into a noose.

"It happened yesterday evening.