"There may be an accident with the brougham.

Leggatt sometimes drives very carelessly--" no more prudent coachman existed--"and the state of the roads about here is perfectly scandalous"-- they were as good roads as any in England.

"What noise was that ?" "I heard nothing." "I've often noticed that you are decidedly dull of hearing.

Has it always been so?
You ought to consult a what are the men called who see to one's ears ?" Lady Ogram was growing less amiable, and with much ado Constance restrained herself from a tart reply.

Three minutes more, and the atmosphere of the room would have become dangerously electric.