"Well, I'm sure I'm pleased to meet you--glad to shake you by the hand." He gave that member one more pressure as he spoke and relinquished it.
"It is extremely unlooked for," replied his Aunt Caroline, and looked at Mr.Dod, who quailed, as if he were in some way responsible for it.

"I confess I am not in the habit of meeting my connections promiscuously abroad." When we came to analyse the impropriety of this it was difficult, but we felt as a family very disreputable at the time.

Mr.
Dod radiated sympathy for us.

Poppa looked concerned.
"The fact is," said he, "we ought to have called on you at your London residence, Aunt Caroline.

And if we had been able to make a more protracted stay than just about long enough, as you might say, to see what time it was, we would have done so.