Lady Carbury had been seated for nearly half an hour in uncomplaining solitude under a bust, when she was delighted by the appearance of Mr. Ferdinand Alf. "You here?" she said.
"Why not? Melmotte and I are brother adventurers."
"I should have thought you would find so little here to amuse you."
"I have found you; and, in addition to that, duchesses and their daughters without number. They expect Prince George!"
"Do they?"

Lady Carbury had been seated for nearly half an hour in uncomplaining solitude, when she was delighted by the appearance of Mr. Ferdinand Alf.
"You here?" she said.
"Why not? Melmotte and I are brother adventurers."
"I should have thought you would find little here to amuse you."
"I have found you; and, in addition, duchesses and their daughters without number. They expect Prince George! 