"I'm afraid you didn't make much of Mr. Melmotte," she said smiling. He had seated himself on the end of a sofa, close to the arm-chair which she occupied. In reply, he only shook his head and laughed. "I saw how it was, and I was sorry for it; for he certainly is a wonderful man."

"I'm afraid you didn't make much of Mr. Melmotte," she said, smiling. He had seated himself close to her arm-chair. In reply, he shook his head and laughed.
"I was sorry for it," said Lady Carbury, "for he certainly is a wonderful man."
