"And men are not so dignified." "Lord Castlewood was not very dignified, was he ?" He chuckled a little.
"No.

But his rank was, in the reign of Queen Anne.

These are democratic days.

I'll call you 'my lady' if you like." "Oh! No--no!" with fervour, "I wasn't thinking of anything like that." "I know you were not," he reassured her.

"You are not that kind of woman." "Oh! how _could_ I be ?" "_You_ couldn't," good-naturedly.