"Do you mean to tell me that Teddy and Amelia are married ?" he said, in a voice trembling with eagerness.
"I do," said Mr.Kybird.

"It seems they've been fond of one another all along, and they went up all unbeknown last Friday and got a license and got married." "And if I see you putting your 'and on 'er shoulder ag'in" said Mr.Silk, with alarming vagueness.
"But suppose she asks me to ?" said the delighted Mr.Nugent, with much gravity.
[Illustration: "'But suppose she asks me to ?' said the delighted Mr.Nugent, with much gravity."] "Look 'ere, we don't want none o' your non-sense," broke in the irate Mrs.Kybird, pushing her way past her husband and confronting the speaker.
"I've been deceived," said Mr.Nugent in a thrilling voice; "you've all been deceiving me.

Kybird, I blush for you (that will save you a lot of trouble).

Teddy, I wouldn't have believed it of you.

I can't stay here; my heart is broken." "Well we don't want you to," retorted the aggressive Mrs.Kybird.