I call him a downright cad myself, and I'm inclined to think him a blackguard as well.

He wouldn't be tolerated if it weren't for his dollars, and they all belong to his brother, I'm told." "Ah! He is a charming man.

Such a pity he is a cripple!" "He would probably be as insufferable as Nap if he weren't," rejoined the Major gloomily.

"I can't think what the County are coming to.

They will accept anybody nowadays, it seems to me.