He said, 'I volunteered to go to Major Fitz-David and talk the matter over.
You see he takes no notice of my proposal.

I asked him for the address of Mr.Woodville's mother.

He passes over my request, as he has passed over my proposal--he studiously confines himself to the shortest possible statement of bare facts.

Use your common-sense, Valeria.

Isn't this rudeness rather remarkable on the part of a man who is a gentleman by birth and breeding, and who is also a friend of mine ?'" Eustace stopped me there.
"Did you answer your uncle's question ?" he asked.
"No," I replied.