Mills' pipe was lying quite a foot away in front of him, empty, cold.

Perhaps he had no more tobacco.

Mr.
Blunt assumed his dandified air--nervously.
"Of course her movements are commented on in the most exclusive drawing-rooms and also in other places, also exclusive, but where the gossip takes on another tone.

There they are probably saying that she has got a '_coup de coeur_' for some one.

Whereas I think she is utterly incapable of that sort of thing.