He's an excellent creature and I'm a great pet of his; though, after all, I never speak half a dozen words to him when I see him.

He's one of those people who never talk.

I'm one of those who like talking, as you'll find out.

I think it runs in families; and the Pallisers are non-talkers.

That doesn't mean that they are not speakers, for Mr Palliser has plenty to say in the House, and they declare that he's one of the few public men who've got lungs enough to make a financial statement without breaking down." Alice was aware that she had as yet hardly spoken herself, and began to bethink herself that she didn't know what to say.