That man Fothergill is going on with just the old game at
Trumpeton."
"Is he, indeed? I was thinking of something else just at that moment.
You remember what you were saying about Miss Palliser last night."
"Yes."
"Well;--I don't think, you know, you had a right to speak as you
did."
Lord Chiltern almost flew at his companion, as he replied, "I said
nothing. I do say that when a man becomes engaged to a girl, he
should let her hear from him, so that they may know what each other
is about."
"You hinted something about being her brother."
"Of course I did. If you mean well by her, as I hope you do, it can't
fret you to think that she has got somebody to look after her till
you come in and take possession. It is the commonest thing in the
world when a girl is left all alone as she is."
"You seemed to make out that I wasn't treating her well."
"I said nothing of the kind, Maule; but if you ask me--"
"I don't ask you anything."
"Yes, you do. You come and find fault with me for speaking last night
in the most good-natured way in the world.
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