We shall be alone; I want the full advantage of your talk.

Afterwards, if you approve, we will look in upon an old friend of mine who would have great satisfaction in exchanging ideas with you.

Something of an original; at all events you will find him amusing." To this relaxation Dyce looked forward with pleasure.

Nearly the whole of the next day he spent in solitude; for Lady Ogram did not appear until the afternoon, and then only for an hour.

Mrs.Toplady took her leave before mid-day.