You have, however, permitted yourself certain expressions concerning his lordship here, which we cannot allow to remain where you have left them.

You must retract, sir, or make them good." His gravity, and the preciseness of his diction now, sorted most oddly with his foppish airs.
Mr.Caryll closed his snuff-box with a snap.

A hush fell instantly upon the company, which by now was all crowding about the little table at which sat Mr.Caryll and his three friends.

A footman who entered at the moment to snuff the candles and see what the gentlemen might be requiring, was dismissed the room.

When the door had closed, Mr.Caryll began to speak.
One more attempt was made by Rotherby to interfere, but this attempt was disposed of by Wharton, who had constituted himself entirely master of the proceedings.
"If you will not allow Mr.Caryll to speak, we shall infer that you fear what he may have to say; you will compel us to hear him in your absence, and I cannot think that you would prefer that, my lord." My lord fell silent.