He felt that the manner of the lady was, to say the least of it, unpleasant, and he perceived that he was doing no good to his own cause.

So he rose from his chair and muttered some words with the intention of showing his purpose of departure.
"Good-by, Captain Clavering," said Lady Ongar.

"My love to my sister when you see her." Archie shook hands with her and then made his bow to Madam Gordeloup.
"Au revoir, my friend," she said, "and you remember all I say.

It is not good for de wife to be alone in the country, while de husband walk about in the town and make an eye to every lady he see." Archie would not trust himself to renew the argument, but bowing again, made his way off.
"He was come for one admirer," said Sophie, as soon as the door was closed.
"An admirer of whom ?" "Not of me; oh, no; I was not in danger at all." "Of me?
Captain Clavering! Sophie, you get your head full of the strangest nonsense." "Ah; very well.

You see.