I had no idea he was staying with them.

Brown particularly told me they had not brought back any friend with them yesterday.

Dear me! How odd! And Brown--" "Sir Charles Danvers is staying at Atherstone," said Ruth.
"At Atherstone, is he?
Well, my dear, this is the first I have heard of it, if he is.

I don't see what there is to make a secret of in _that_.
Most natural he should be staying there, I should have thought.

And, if that's one of Mabel's new gowns, all I can say is that yours is quite as nice, Ruth, though I know it is from last year, and those full fronts as fashionable as ever." As Mr.and Mrs.Alwynn went forward to meet the Thursbys, Charles strolled up to Ruth, and planted himself deliberately in front of her.
"You observe that I am here ?" he said.
"I do." "At the proper time ?" "At the proper time." "And in my sphere?
I have tampered with no buns, you will remark, and teapots have been far from me." "I am exceedingly rejoiced my little word in season has been of such use." "It has, Miss Deyncourt.