He put a few questions to a well-informed person.

The well-informed person shook his head.

Mr.Vanborough was rich; Mr.Vanborough was well-connected (through his wife); Mr.Van borough was a sound man in every sense of the word; _but_--nobody liked him.

He had done very well the first year, and there it had ended.

He was undeniably clever, but he produced a disagreeable impression in the House.