You were seen doing it." "You're raving, man," said Colonel Grey quietly, in a yet more unpleasant tone.
The interview was not going as Lord Loudwater had seen it.

He had to swallow violently before he could say: "You were seen doing it! Seen! By one of my gamekeepers!" "You must have paid him to say so," said Colonel Grey with quiet conviction.
Lord Loudwater was a little staggered by the accusation.

He gasped and stuttered: "D-D-Damn your impudence! P-P-Paid to say it!" "Yes, paid," said Colonel Grey, without raising his voice.

"You happened to hear that we had tea in the pavilion in the wood--probably from Lady Loudwater herself--and you made up this stupid lie and paid your gamekeeper to tell it in order to score off her.

It's exactly the dog's trick a bullying ruffian like you would play a woman." "D-D-Dog's trick?
Me ?" stammered Lord Loudwater, gasping.
He was used to saying things of this kind to other people; not to have them said to him.
"Yes, you.