"I wish you would oblige me by not speaking of Mrs. Marsham." Mr. Palliser rose quickly from his chair with a gesture of anger, stood upright for half a minute, and then sat down again. "I beg your pardon, Plantagenet," she said. "I think I know what you want, and I'll hold my tongue till you bid me speak."

"I wish you would oblige me by not speaking of Mrs. Marsham."
Mr. Palliser rose quickly from his chair with a gesture of anger, stood upright for half a minute, and then sat down again.
"I beg your pardon, Plantagenet," she said. "I'll hold my tongue till you bid me speak."
