After sitting in his company a minute or two, she put the packet into his hand, and said, "Take this to Captain Osborne, if you please, and--and I hope he's quite well--and it was very kind of you to come and see us--and we like our new house very much. 
After sitting in his company a minute, she put the packet of trinkets into his hand, and said, "Take this to Captain Osborne, if you please, and - and I hope he's quite well. It was very kind of you to come and see us. We like our new house very much. 