'Remain here!--You don't mean it,' 'I usually mean--what I say,' Soane answered in a tone that he thought must close the conversation.
But Lord Almeric kept up with him.

'Ay, but will you ?' he babbled in vacuous admiration.

'Will you really stay here?
Now that is uncommon bold of you! I should not have thought of that--of staying here, I mean.
I should go to France till the thing blew over.

I don't know that I shall not do so now.

Don't you think I should be wise, Sir George?
My position, you know.