I hope to have further speech with our young friend," bowing to Mr.Martin and bringing his smile to bear upon that young gentleman.
"Oh, certainly," began Martin with ready geniality, "whenever you--eh?
What did you say, Sir?
I didn't quite--" But Mr.Rae was already bidding Mrs.Dunn goodnight, with a face of preternatural gravity.
"What the deuce!" said Martin, turning to his friend Dunn.

"Does the old boy often go off at half-cock that way?
He'll hurt himself some time, sure." "Isn't it awful ?" said Dunn.

"He's got me a few times that way, too.

But I say, old boy, we're awfully grateful to you for coming." "I feel like a fool," said Martin; "as if I'd been delivering a lecture." "Don't think it," cried Miss Brodie, who had drawn near.

"You've been perfectly lovely, and I am so glad to have got to know you better.