"I met him only the other day in London." "Met him?
Where ?" "On a doorstep----," and he proceeded to describe their meeting.
"I suppose you have heard of his marriage by this time." "No.

I heard from Edward Graham, an old friend of mine, that he was going to be married, but that is the latest news I have of him." "Oh, well, Payne may have made a mistake.

He told me it was coming off in a day or two." "As likely as not.

He might not think it worth while to send us any notice." "The puppy! I beg your pardon, I forgot he was your cousin." "You need not apologise on that score.

There is not much love lost between us; and as for Elise, I never knew her inclined to be inhospitable to anybody but him." "Was she to him ?" "She was heartily glad to see the last of him, and so I suspect were some other people." "What people ?" "Mrs.Costello for one.