"We ought to do something to help them, after all their kindness to us," he had added.

"Encourage Clifford to come and see you, and inspire him with a taste for conversation.

That will supplant the other, which only comes from his puerility, from his not taking his position in the world--that of a rich young man of ancient stock--seriously enough.

Make him a little more serious.

Even if he makes love to you it is no great matter." "I am to offer myself as a superior form of intoxication--a substitute for a brandy bottle, eh ?" asked the Baroness.