A man ought to be made to understand that he can't behave like that.' 'What did he do ?' 'My dear, he spoiled the whole business after dinner--harangued the table!--as good as told De Chailles he had no right to talk about Irving or Shakespeare, being a foreigner.

You never saw such an exhibition!' 'Poor Mr.Fenwick.I must go and talk to him.' 'Eugenie, don't be a goose.

Why should you take any trouble about him ?' 'He's wonderfully clever, papa.

And clever people are always getting into scrapes.

Somebody must take him in hand.' And, rising, she threw her father a whimsical backward look as she departed.