I guess your notions are never far of being all right." With a gratified smile Eleanor addressed the Count.
"My brother and I are affinities," she said.

"You can speak to him just as openly as you can to me.

What is fit for me to hear is fit for him." Assuring her that he would not hesitate to act upon this guarantee if necessary, the Count nevertheless diplomatically suggested that he would sooner leave it to the lady to open the discussion.
"Well," she said, "I suppose we may presume you have called here as Lord Tulliwuddle's friend ?" "You may, Miss Maddison." "And no doubt he has something pretty definite to suggest ?" "Matrimony," smiled the Count.
Her brother threw him a stern smile of approval.
"That's right slick THERE!" he exclaimed.
"Lord Tulliwuddle has made a very happy selection in his ambassador," said Eleanor, with equal cordiality.

"People who are afraid to come to facts tire me.

No doubt you will think it strange and forward of me to talk in this spirit, Count, but if you'd had to go through the worry of being an American heiress in a European state you would sympathize.