"What happened last night has driven Mr.Burnaby away." "I think you're wrong," said Blanche quickly.

"I'm certain he received the letter of which he spoke." "I don't agree with you"; and it was with difficulty that Varick restrained himself from telling her what he had overheard the unpleasant old man say to his niece.
"I think we shall get on all the better without him," said Blanche decidedly.
She vaguely resented the way in which Varick spoke of Bubbles.

After all, the girl had come to Wyndfell Hall out of the purest good nature--in order to help them through with their party.
"Oh, well, I daresay you're right." (He couldn't afford to quarrel with Blanche.) "And I forgot one thing.

I've heard from Panton--" "You mean your doctor friend ?" she said coldly.
"Yes, and he hopes to be here sooner than he thought he could be.

He's a good chap, Blanche"-- there came a note of real feeling into Varick's voice--"awfully hard-worked! I hope we'll be able to give him a good time." "He'll have to sleep in the haunted room." "That won't matter.