If you didn't telegraph to him from Paris, you cannot complain." "I felt certain that I should find him here," said the husband.
"Here ?" said the wife, raising her eyebrows and casting an offended glance at her husband.

"Here ?" He smiled in the face of her offended glance.
"Here--in London, I mean, of course.

Heavens, Ella! did you fancy for a moment that I meant----Ah, by the way, you have seen him recently ?" "Oh, yes; quite recently--on Tuesday, I think it was, we met at the Ayrton's dinner party--yes, it was Tuesday.

There was some fuss, or attempted fuss, about his adventures in New Guinea, and a question was being asked about the matter in the House of Commons.

Mr.Ayrton got rid of some of his superfluous cleverness in putting a counter question--you know the way." "Oh, perfectly well! And that is how you met on Tuesday--if it was Tuesday ?" "Yes; he went to thank Mr.Ayrton, and Mr.Ayrton asked him to dinner.
It was a small party, and not very brilliant.