’Oh!Youknow!’shereturned。’ThisflameofHenry’s。Thisunfortunatefancy。There!IfitisapointofhonourthatI
shouldoriginatethename——MissMickles——Miggles。’
’MissMeagles,’saidClennam,’isverybeautiful。’
’Menaresooftenmistakenonthosepoints,’returnedMrsGowan,shakingherhead,’thatIcandidlyconfesstoyouIfeelanythingbutsureofit,evennow;thoughitissomethingtohaveHenrycorroboratedwithsomuchgravityandemphasis。HepickedthepeopleupatRome,Ithink?’
Thephrasewouldhavegivennobodymortaloffence。Clennamreplied,’Excuseme,IdoubtifIunderstandyourexpression。’