The old lady's a bore, but she can be agreeable when she likes; the girl's rather clever--does pictures for children's books, you know.

She seems to be getting on better lately.

But they are wretchedly poor.

I was saying to them--oh, but that reminds me of something else.

You haven't seen the Pomfrets lately ?" "No." "Then you don't know that Mr.Elvan's dead ?" "No." "He died a month ago, over there in the South of France.