Howel means to ask him down here, I believe.

Miss Simpson went to hear him--didn't you, Miss Simpson ?' This was drawled out, and Owen felt very much disposed to get up and shake his sister, as he had often done when she came from school with any new airs and graces.

But he contented himself with saying,---- 'Rowly's a capital fellow, Netta, fach, and doing his best.

Whether he's a fashionable preacher or not I don't know, but he kept us all awake at Llanfach one Sunday for half-an-hour, which is something.' 'Your brother is so amusing! so _naif_! I die of him!' said Madame Duvet.
'Very original!' remarked Miss Simpson; 'I do like originality--' 'Then you must like Netta,' said Owen; 'for there was never any one of our family the least like her.' 'Oh yes! you are, about the eyes.

_Malin!_' said Madame Duvet.
After breakfast, Owen tried to get Netta a little to himself, but there were distant calls to make, and drives and rides to be arranged, which caused him to be unsuccessful in his efforts.