He wore, under his vagueness, the unmistakable air of surrender to an unfamiliar excess.

Mr.Eliott too had the happy look of a man who has fed loftily after a long fast.
"Anne dear," said Majendie, as they walked back the few yards between Thurston Square and Prior Street, "we shan't have to do that very often, shall we ?" "Why not?
You can't say we didn't have a delightful evening." "Yes, but it was very exhausting, dear, for me." "You?
You didn't show much sign of exhaustion.

I never heard you talk so well." "Did I talk well ?" "Yes.

Almost too well." "Too much, you mean.

Well, I had to talk, when nobody else did.