"Oh, Mr. Alf,--you could do me such a favour!"
"Can I? If I can, you may be sure I will." False-hearted, false-tongued man! Of course he knew at the moment what was the favour Lady Carbury intended to ask, and of course he had made up his mind that he would not do as he was asked.

"Oh, Mr. Alf - you could do me such a favour!"
"If I can, you may be sure I will." False-tongued man! Of course he knew at once what the favour was, and had made up his mind that he would not do it.
