If there's nothing in it, it's what I call a d---- shame.

Why should they always pull a fellow to pieces in that way?
They were going to marry me the other day!" "Were they indeed, though ?" "To Harriet Twistleton.

You know Harriet Twistleton?
An uncommon fine girl, you know.

But I wasn't going to be caught like that.

I'm very fond of Harriet,--in my way, you know; but they don't catch an old bird like me with chaff." "I condole with Miss Twistleton for what she has lost." "I don't know about condoling.