I hope it won't come to Mary's ears; but if it does, luckily, with all her temper, she is a sensible woman, and knows that even Jove nods at times." After the service the Colonel spoke to various friends, accepted their condolences upon the death of Mr.Porson, and finally walked down the road with Eliza Layard.
"You must have found that all sorts of strange things have happened at the Abbey since you have been away, Colonel Monk," she said presently in a sprightly voice.
"Well, yes; at least I don't know.

I understand that Morris has improved that blessed apparatus of his, and the new parson and his daughter have floated to our doors like driftwood.

By the way, have you seen Miss Fregelius ?" "Seen her?
Yes, I have seen her." "She is a wonderfully captivating girl, isn't she?
So unusual, with those great eyes of hers that seem to vary with the light----" "Like a cat's," snapped Eliza.
"The light within--I was going to say." "Oh! I thought you meant the light without.

Well, she may be fascinating--to men, but as I am only a woman, I cannot be expected to appreciate that.

You see we look more to other things." "Ah.