Our family has been connected with India for ever so long.

I'll tell you how." "It is a most admirable connection," observed Mr.Byam Ryll; "and the whole circumstances of the case will, I have no doubt, be interesting in the highest degree to the natives of Bengal.

Your brother should embody them in a neat speech, and deliver it from the deck of the steamer before he lands." It is probable that Mr.Frederick Chandos would have so far misunderstood the nature of this observation as to have accepted it as a compliment had not Carew burst into a series of wild laughs, which betokened high approval, and was one of his few tokens of enjoyment.

He had evinced unmistakable signs of discontent and boredom before his intellectual henchman had thus struck in on his behalf; and he was really gratified for the rescue.

Chandos was muttering some drunken words of insolence and anger; but Carew bore him down.
"Pooh, pooh! Old Byam was right!" cried he, with boisterous mirth.