'Oh! she knows how to manage these men--not one of them can resist her!' Lord Colambre, for his part, did not deny the truth of this assertion.
'Grace,' added Lady Clonbrony, 'make him promise to do as we would have him.' 'No; promises are dangerous things to ask or to give,' said Grace.

'Men and naughty children never make promises, especially promises to be good, without longing to break them the next minute.' 'Well, at least, child, persuade him, I charge you, to make my gala go off well.

That's the first thing we ought to think of now.

Ring the bell! And all heads and hands I put in requisition for the gala.'.