Lady Maud's eyes now turned to Margaret, but the latter still seemed perfectly indifferent, though she was wishing that some one else would speak.

Griggs turned to Mr.Feist, who was next to him.
'You mean that he is a wonderful man of business, perhaps,' he said.
'Well, we all know he's that, anyway,' returned his neighbour.

'He's not exactly a friend of mine, not exactly!' A meaning smile wrinkled the unhealthy face and suddenly made it look older.

'All the same, I think he's quite wonderful.

He's not merely an able man, he's a man of powerful intellect.' 'A Nickel Napoleon,' suggested the barrister, who was bored to death by this time, and could not imagine why Lady Maud followed the conversation with so much interest.
'Your speaking of nickel,' said the peer, at her elbow, 'reminds me of that extraordinary new discovery--let me see--what is it ?' 'America ?' suggested the barrister viciously.
'No,' said his lordship, with perfect gravity, 'it's not that.