He hasn't any brains, and his guests suit him for the same reason." "They eat a great deal," wailed Lady Garvington.

"I'm sure I might as well be a cook.

All my time is taken up with feeding them." "Well, Freddy married you, Jane, because you had a genius for looking after food.

Your mother was much the same; she always kept a good table." Lady Agnes laughed.

"Yours was a most original wooing, Jane." "I'd like to live on bread and water for my part, Agnes." "Put Freddy on it, dear.