Nobody's been seeing anybody." James put down his fork.
"There you go," he said.

"I might die before you'd tell me of it.

Is Soames getting a divorce ?" "Nonsense," said Emily with incomparable aplomb; "Soames is much too sensible." James had sought his own throat, gathering the long white whiskers together on the skin and bone of it.
"She--she was always...." he said, and with that enigmatic remark the conversation lapsed, for Warmson had returned.

But later, when the saddle of mutton had been succeeded by sweet, savoury, and dessert, and Val had received a cheque for twenty pounds and his grandfather's kiss--like no other kiss in the world, from lips pushed out with a sort of fearful suddenness, as if yielding to weakness--he returned to the charge in the hall.
"Tell us about Uncle Soames, Granny.

Why is he so keen on mother's getting a divorce ?" "Your Uncle Soames," said Emily, and her voice had in it an exaggerated assurance, "is a lawyer, my dear boy.