I thought you would have told it me as soon as possible--such an interesting thing as that." Lashmar declared that he had only known of Miss Tomalin's existence for a day or two, and had only heard the explanation of her appearance this very day.

His companion asked for a description of the young lady, and he gave one remarkable for splenetic exaggeration.
"You must have seen her in a hansom looking-glass," said Iris, smiling askance at him.

"Mrs.Toplady's picture is very different.

And the same applies to Miss Bride; I formed an idea of her from what you told me which doesn't answer at all to that given me by Mrs.Toplady." "Mrs.Toplady," replied Dyce, his lips reminiscent of Pont Street, "inclines to idealism, I have found.

It's an amiable weakness, but one has to be on one's guard against it.