"I didn't ask for it, and I don't expect to get it; indeed I don't want it. I only said I'd sooner have it than tea. Where's the governor?" They all looked at him with wondering eyes. There must be something going on more than they had dreamed of, when Dolly asked to see his father.
"Papa went out in the brougham immediately after lunch," said Sophia gravely.
"I'll wait a little for him," said Dolly, taking out his watch.
"Do stay and dine with us," said Lady Pomona.
"I could not do that, because I've got to go and dine with some fellow."

"I didn't ask for it. I only said I'd sooner have it than tea. Where's the governor?"
They looked at him with wondering eyes. There must be something going on when Dolly asked to see his father.
"Papa went out after lunch," said Sophia gravely.
"I'll wait for him," said Dolly, taking out his watch.
"Do stay and dine with us," said Lady Pomona.
"No, I've got to go and dine with some fellow."
