I've been doing a little thinking about one or two matters since this morning." "What!" "Quite right.

I wouldn't care to restrain her in any way, if she cared to travel in other company.

Our work is well advanced toward completion, as it is." "Yet you came here with her?
Then what-- ?" "Never mind what the relation may have been, my dear fellow.

It irks me now.

Especially does this sort of conversation irk me, because it is not fair to the young lady herself." Dunwody drew in his breath with a strong sigh.