I saw you talking with Mrs.Bevis.Did she tell you anything about her wonderful son ?' 'Nothing particular.' 'Oh, then I must tell you the whole story.' And she did so, in a tone half of jest, half of serious approval.
'I don't see that he has done anything more than his duty,' remarked Widdowson at the end.

'But he isn't a bad fellow.' For private reasons, Monica contrasted this attitude towards Bevis with the disfavour her husband had shown to Mr.Barfoot, and was secretly much amused.
Two or three days after they went to spend the morning at Petit Bot Bay, and there encountered with Bevis and his three sisters.

The result was an invitation to go back and have lunch at Mrs.Bevis's lodgings; they accepted it, and remained with their acquaintances till dusk.

The young man's holiday was at an end; next morning he would face the voyage which he had depicted so grotesquely.
'And alone!' he lamented to Monica.

'Only think of it.