What you call two strings to her bow." "I think you seem tolerably wide-awake, too, Mr.Foker, Pendennis said, laughing.
"Pretty well, thank you, sir--how are you ?" Foker replied, imperturbably.

"I'm not clever, p'raps: but I am rather downy; and partial friends say I know what's o'clock tolerably well.

Can I tell you the time of day in any way ?" "Upon my word," the Major answered, quite delighted, "I think you may be of very great service to me.

You are a young man of the world, and with such one likes to deal.

And as such I need not inform you that our family is by no means delighted at this absurd intrigue in which Arthur is engaged." "I should rather think not," said Mr.Foker.