You'll find him shy at first, I fancy." "He works terrifically," put in Olga.

"It's certain he must be injuring his health." "Then," exclaimed Irene, "why do you let him ?" "Let him?
We have no right to interfere with a young man of one-and-twenty." "Surely you have, if he's behaving foolishly, to his own harm.

But what do you call terrific work ?" "All day long, and goodness knows how much of the night.

Somebody told us his light had been seen burning once at nearly three o'clock." "Is he at it now ?" asked Irene, with a comical look towards the ceiling.
They explained Otway's absence.
"Oh, he lunches with Members of Parliament, does he ?" "It's a very exceptional thing for him to leave home," said Mrs.
Hannaford.

"He only goes out to breathe the air for half an hour or so in an afternoon." "You astonish me, aunt! You oughtn't to allow it--_I_ shan't allow it, I assure you." The listeners laughed gaily.
"My dear Irene," said her aunt, "Mr.Otway will be much flattered, I'm sure.