"Why shouldn't mother take a fancy to Lola?
You can imagine her roping her in for the committee!" I refused to imagine it for one instant, and I had the greatest difficulty in the world to persuade him to renounce his maniacal project.

I am going to permit no further complications.
I have been busy for the past day or two setting my house in order.
I start to-morrow for Paris.

All my little affairs are comfortably settled, and I can set out on my little trip to Avernus via Paris and the habitat of Captain Vauvenarde with a quiet conscience.

I have allayed the anxiety of my sisters, whispered mysterious encouragement to Maisie Ellerton, held out hopes of her son's emancipation to Lady Kynnersley, played fairy godmother to various poor and deserving persons, and brought myself into an enviable condition of glowing philanthropy.
To my great relief the Wymington committee have adopted Dale as their candidate at the by-election.

He can scarcely contain himself for joy.
He is like a child who has been told that he shall be taken to the seaside.