"I never went out flirting with Jeffrey Palliser."
"He did with you, which is all the same thing. And when Plantagenet knew of that,--for, of course, Mr. Bott told him--"
"Mr. Bott can't see everything."
"Those men do. The worst is, they see more than everything. But, at any rate, Mr. Palliser has got over all that now. Come, Alice; the fact of the offer having come from himself should disarm you of any such objection as that. As he has held out his hand to you, you have no alternative but to take it."
"I will take his hand willingly."

"I never flirted with Jeffrey Palliser."
"He flirted with you, which is the same thing. And when Plantagenet knew about that - for, of course, Mr. Bott told him - but he has got over that now. Come, Alice; as he has held out his hand to you, you should take it."
"I will take his hand willingly."
