Perhaps you had better not ask anything about it till by-and-by. You'll be able to get anything out of him then." In answer to this Alice made her usual protest, and Lady Glencora, as was customary, told her that she was a fool.
I am inclined to think that Mr. Grey knew what he was about. Lady Glencora once scolded him very vehemently for not bringing the affair to an end. "We shall be going on to Italy before it's settled," she said; "and I don't suppose you can go with us, unless it is settled." Mr. Grey protested that he had no intention of going to Italy in either case.
"Then it will be put off for another year or two, and you are both of you as old as Adam and Eve already."
"We ancient people are never impatient," said Grey, laughing.

Perhaps you had better not ask anything about it till by-and-by. You'll be able to get anything out of him then." In answer to this Alice made her usual protest, and Lady Glencora told her that she was a fool.
I am inclined to think that Mr. Grey knew what he was doing, although Lady Glencora once scolded him for not bringing the affair to a conclusion.
"We shall be going to Italy before it's settled," she said to him; "and if you don't settle it, it will be put off for another year or two, and you are both as old as Adam and Eve already."
"We ancient people are never impatient," said Grey, laughing.
