"Miss Summerson," stammered Mr. Guppy, "I--I--beg your pardon, but in our profession--we--we--find it necessary to be explicit. You have referred to an occasion, miss, when I--when I did myself the honour of making a declaration which--"

"Miss Summerson," stammered Mr. Guppy, "I - I beg your pardon, but in our profession we - we find it necessary to be explicit. There was an occasion, miss, when I - when I made a declaration which-"
