"Are there any other couples you would like to invite?"
"Yes; think of some decent people, with a daughter or two. And one of your damned musicians. But not a comic fellow."
"I wonder if Klesmer would consent to come to us when he leaves Quetcham. Nothing but first-class music will go down with Miss Arrowpoint."
Lush spoke carelessly, but he was really seizing an opportunity and fixing an observant look on Grandcourt, who now for the first time, turned his eyes toward his companion, but slowly and without speaking until he had given two long luxuriant puffs, when he said, perhaps in a lower tone than ever, but with a perceptible edge of contempt,
"What in the name of nonsense have I to do with Miss Arrowpoint and her music?"

"Are there any other couples you would like to invite?"
"Yes; think of some decent people, with a daughter or two. And one of your damned musicians."
"I wonder if Klesmer would come to us when he leaves Quetcham. Nothing but first-class music will go down with Miss Arrowpoint."
Lush spoke carelessly, but he was really seizing an opportunity and observing Grandcourt, who now for the first time turned his eyes toward his companion, while he gave two long luxuriant puffs on his cigar. Then he said, with a perceptible edge of contempt-
"What in the name of nonsense have I to do with Miss Arrowpoint and her music?"
