"Why not say that Miss King would have had a better chance ?" "Considering that Miss King is my niece," said the judge, "you will understand that I rather object to your way of putting it.

It's scarcely respectful to her.

Whatever the facts may be in any particular case, there's a well-established convention in these matters.

We don't, any of us, talk as if it were the lady who is, so to speak, the aggressor." "I see your point, though in this particular case I can't help feeling-- But why should we go on?
It's far better to drop the subject." "But I don't see yet why you first of all wanted to keep me out of Ballymoy, and then suddenly changed your mind.

What happened in the interval ?" "If you're quite determined to thrash the matter out," said Meldon, "the best way will be to get at the main point at once.