"Why, you can't get up even on Sundays, I hear, to be in time for service!" "What it is to be clever!" says Mr.Gower, looking at her with enthusiastic admiration.

"One hears _so much"_--pause--"that isn't true!" "That's a mere put off," says she.

"When were you up this morning?
Come now--honour bright!" "At shriek of day," says Gower with dignity.

"Were _you_ ever up at that time ?" "Never!" says Mrs.Chichester, laughing.
She has evidently that best of all things--a sense of humour; she gives in.
"Well, I was.

I wish I hadn't been," says Mr.Gower.