"So he is," said Captain Bellfield, "and we'll drink his health. Poor old Cheesy! It's a great pity he shouldn't get himself a wife."
"I don't know any man more calculated to make a young woman happy," said Mrs. Greenow.
"No, indeed," said Miss Fairstairs. "I'm told that his house and all about it is quite beautiful."
"Especially the straw-yard and the horse-pond," said the Captain. And then they drank the health of their absent friend.

"So he is," said Captain Bellfield, "and we'll drink his health. Poor old Cheesy! It's a pity he shouldn't get himself a wife."
"I don't know any man more calculated to make a young woman happy," said Mrs. Greenow.
"No, indeed," said Miss Fairstairs. "I'm told that his house and all about it is quite beautiful."
"Especially the straw-yard and the horse-pond," said the Captain. And then they drank the health of their absent friend.
