Did they say so in your time, Mr.Le Frank ?" Mrs.Gallilee's governess and vulgar expressions were anomalies never to be reconciled, under any circumstances.

Miss Minerva took off the hats in stern silence.

Even "Papa" might have seen the contempt in her face, if she had not managed to hide it in this way, by means of the girls.
In the silence that ensued, Mr.Le Frank had his chance of speaking, and showed himself to be a gentleman with a happily balanced character--a musician, with an eye to business.

Using gratitude to Mr.Gallilee as a means of persuasion, he gently pushed the interests of a friend who was giving a concert next week.

"We poor artists have our faults, my dear sir; but we are all earnest in helping each other.