He aims at being Home Secretary one of these days, and I shouldn't wonder if he is.
There's your real social reformer.

Egremont's an amateur, a dilettante.
In many ways he's worth a hundred of Dalmaine, but Dalmaine will benefit the world, and it's well if Egremont doesn't do harm.' In all which it is not impossible that Mr.John Tyrrell hit the nail on the head.

Much satisfied with his little oration, he went off to don a jacket and enjoy a cigar by his smoking-room fire.
A couple of days later, Mr.Dalmaine called at the house before luncheon.

After speaking with Mrs.Tyrrell, he had a private interview with Paula.

The event was referred to in a letter Paula addressed to her cousin Annabel in the course of the ensuing week.
'Dear Bell,--We are much relieved by your letter.