"'Tis my prejudice against such fighting, as you know.

Can we not make haste, and so prevent this meeting ?" "Oh, I doubt if there be much need of haste," said Sir Arthur, balancing his cup in his hand judicially.

"This matter will fall through at most for the day.

They assuredly can not meet until to-morrow.

This will be the talk of London, if it goes on in this pell-mell, hurly-burly fashion.