If you had not asked him, the pleasure of doing so would have been mine.

Mrs.Coldfield pointed you out to me as a most ungrateful fellow, because you never called on your father's or mother's friends any more, but preferred to gallivant round the world.

You will stay?
We are very unconventional here." "It is all very good of you.

I am rather a lonesome chap.

The newspapers and magazines have spoiled me.