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"Very well She is engaged to bethe deeply hurt expression in her friend's face,

which he was trying to conceal by a nervous sed to Casaubon"

Sir James let his whip fall and stooped to pick it up Perhaps his

face had never before gathered so ust as when he

turned to Mrs Cadwallader and repeated, "Casaubon?"

"Even so You know my errand now"

"Good God! It is horrible! He is no better than a mummy!" (The point

of view has to be allowed for, as that of a blooreat soul--A great bladder for dried peas to

rattle in!" said Mrs Cadwallader

"What business has an old bachelor like that to rave"

"He ht not to allow it: he should insist on its being put off

till she is of age She would think better of it then What is a

guardian for?"

"As if you could ever squeeze a resolution out of Brooke!"

"Cadwallader ht talk to hi I never can get him to