It was now only nine o'clock, and there would be no whist at the Beaufort till eleven.

There was still more than an hour to be endured before the brougham would come to fetch him.

"I suppose we shall have a majority," said Frank, trying to rouse him.
"Who does 'We' mean ?" asked the Earl.
"The Conservatives, of whom I take the liberty to call myself one." "It sounded as though you were a very influential member of the party." "I consider myself to be one of the party, and so I say 'We.'" Upstairs in the drawing-room Miss Cassewary did her duty loyally.
It was quite right that young ladies and young gentlemen should be allowed to talk together, and very right indeed that such a young gentleman as Lord Silverbridge should be allowed to talk to such a young lady as Lady Mabel.

What could be so nice as a marriage between the heir of the house of Omnium and Lady Mabel Grex?
Lady Mabel looked indeed to be the elder,--but they were in truth the same age.

All the world acknowledged that Lady Mabel was very clever and very beautiful and fit to be a Duchess.