But how is Mary ?" "Not very well, of course.

How could she be, after such a night of anxiety and alarm?
The fact is, Harry, I was to blame for having left her alone during the evening, knowing, as I did, that Ella was not very well." Ellis shrugged his shoulders, as he replied--"Not much excuse for you, I must admit.

I only wish the attraction at my home was as strong as it is at yours: Parker's would not see me often.

As for you, my old friend, if I speak what I think, I must say that your inclination to go out in the evening needs correcting.

I spend most of my evenings from home, because home is made unpleasant; you leave your wife, because a love of conviviality and gay company entices you away.