No good telling me that.

SHE wrote that "Luke" was hankering after a colonial governorship.' 'Well, he's got it,' replied Mrs Gildea noncommittally.
'And if you read the leading article you'll see that the CHRONICLE is justly outraged at so important a post as that of Governor of Leichardt's Land being given to an unknown man who has never served outside the Colonial Office in London and who doesn't even belong to the noble army of Peers.' 'That's all nonsense.

Luke Tallant's a friend of Chamberlain's, a thorough Imperialist and a very good man for the post.' 'You know him then ?' 'I know OF him.' 'From HER ?' 'HER! Has it come to HER! Colin, if anyone had told me that you would ever be fool enough to fall in love with a woman you've never seen, I should have laughed outright.

You don't even know what she's like.' 'I can see her in my mind's eye, as I used to see the women I read about by my camp fire.

You'd never believe either what a queer idealistic chap I can be when I'm mooning about the Bush.