I doubt whether anything will beat their cavalry.' 'They are useless in street-fighting,' said Carlo.
'Oh, street-fighting!' Captain Gambier vented a soldier's disgust at the notion.

'They're not in Paris.

Will you step forward ?' Just then the tall Greek approached the party of English.

The introduction was delayed.
He was addressed by the fair lady, in the island tongue, as 'Mr.
Pericles.' She thanked him for his extreme condescension in deigning to notice them.

But whatever his condescension had been, it did not extend to an admitted acquaintance with the poor speech of the land of fogs.