He instantly perceived that she was still a chatterbox; it remained to be seen whether the quality of her discourse were finer.
"Well, Mr.Longueville," she exclaimed, "where in the world did you drop from, and how long did it take you to cross the Atlantic?
Three days, eh?
It could n't have taken you many more, for it was only the other day that Gordon told me you were not to sail till the 20th.

You changed your mind, eh?
I did n't know you ever changed your mind.

Gordon never changes his.

That 's not a reason, eh, because you are not a bit like Gordon.

Well, I never thought you were, except that you are a man.