The man who gives the lecture is the man she's going to pitch into.

I don't know him; but how do you feel about it yourself, Carmina ?--I wouldn't stand in his shoes for any sum of money you could offer me.

Poor devil! I beg your pardon, my dear; let me give you a wing of the fowl.

Boiled fowl--eh?
and tongue--ha?
Do you know the story of the foreigner?
He dined out fifteen times with his English friends.

And there was boiled fowl and tongue at every dinner.