It is too bad of you, Geoffrey," she went on with rising temper, "when you know all that I must put up with in our miserable poverty-stricken life, to take every opportunity of making yourself disagreeable to the people I think it wise to ask to come and see us.

Here I return from comfort to this wretched place, and the first thing that you do is make a fuss.

Mr.
Dunstan has got boxes at several of the best theaters, and he offered to let me have one whenever I liked--and now of course there is an end of it.

It is too bad, I say!" "It is really curious, Honoria," said her husband, "to see what obligations you are ready to put yourself under in search of pleasure.
It is not dignified of you to accept boxes at theatres from this gentleman." "Nonsense.

There is no obligation about it.