She used the opportunity of her absence, I find, to break with Franks.

No excuse whatever; simply sent him about his business." "Oh!" exclaimed both the ladies, who had been interested in the artist's love story, as narrated to them, rather badly, by Will on former occasions.
"Of course, I don't know much about it.

But it looks bad.

Perhaps it's the best thing that could have happened to Franks, for it may mean that he hasn't made money fast enough to please her." "But you gave us quite another idea of Miss Elvan," said his mother.
"Yes, I daresay I did.

Who knows?
I don't pretend to understand such things." A little before sunset came Mr.Turnbull, who took supper at The Haws, and was fetched away by his coachman at ten o'clock.