But it shows what money does in this country of ours." "Yes, indeed; money does a great deal many queer things." In saying this Miss Dunstable could not but think that money had done a very queer thing in inducing Miss Gresham to fall in love with Mr Moffat.
"Yes; wealth is very powerful: here we are, Miss Dunstable, the most honoured guests in the house." "Oh! I don't know about that; you may be, for you are a member of Parliament, and all that--" "No; not a member now, Miss Dunstable." "Well, you will be, and that's all the same; but I have no such title to honour, thank God." They walked on in silence for a little while, for Mr Moffat hardly knew how to manage the business he had in hand.

"It is quite delightful to watch these people," he said at last; "now they accuse us of being tuft-hunters." "Do they ?" said Miss Dunstable.

"Upon my word I didn't know that anybody ever so accused me." "I didn't mean you and me personally." "Oh! I'm glad of that." "But that is what the world says of persons of our class.

Now it seems to me that the toadying is all on the other side.

The countess here does toady you, and so do the young ladies." "Do they?
if so, upon my word I didn't know it.