Not every night--that would make you common.

Only now and again, just as a novelty.

Do you understand ?" Lavinia knew the ways of showmen quite well.

She smiled and nodded, and her eyes wandering towards the door of the ante-room in which she and Palmer had been talking, whom should her gaze light upon but Mr.Gay! Palmer was very well acquainted with Gay by sight, and hastening towards the visitor made him a low bow.
"I am highly honoured, sir, by your presence here to-night," said Palmer, "I hope you did not think my sending you a ticket was taking a liberty." "Tut, tut, man! 'Twas very polite of you," returned Gay good-humouredly.
"I'm glad to be able to congratulate you on the success of your new acquisition, especially as the little lady interests me greatly--as, indeed, you mentioned in your note, though how you came to know of that interest I'm at a loss to conceive, unless she told you so herself." "Not directly, sir, I confess.

But she chanced to remark that she had sung to you and to Dr.Pepusch, whom I am fortunate in numbering among my friends." "Aye, aye.