"He is quite anxious to come to your lecture.

Good-morning." "Good-morning, Lady Angela." She galloped away.

Miss Moyat turned towards me eagerly.
"Why, Mr.Ducaine," she exclaimed, "I had no idea that you knew Lady Angela." "Nor do I," I answered shortly.

"Our acquaintance is of the slightest." "What did she mean about the lecture ?" I affected not to hear.

John the wagoner had pulled up his team by the side of the palings, and was touching his hat respectfully.
"Another job for the dead 'ouse, sir, my missis tells me." "There is the body of a dead man here, John," I answered, "washed up by the tide, I suppose.