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"But the fact is that the Janets were named after their fathers' only sister, who seems to have been an equal darling to both. We would have avoided Robert, but we found that it would have been thought disrespectful not to call the boy after his grandfather and uncle." "And Bobus is a thoroughly individual name."
Bobus was unearthed, and by much pumping was made to allow that Dr. Leslie had told him that there was nothing more to be done, and that his brother was quite safe in Higg's hands; but Bobus evidently did not believe it.
"Poor thing," she said, "there are great allowances to be made for her. I believe she wishes to do right." "She knows how to teach," rejoined the Colonel. "Bobus is nearly at the head of the school, and Johnny has improved greatly since he has been so much with her." "Johnny was always clever," said his mother.
"You a world-wearied veteran!" "Don't laugh at me. It was when Bobus was at home. His common sense made all we used to care for seem so silly, that I have never been able to get back my old way of looking at things." "I am afraid glamour once dispelled does not return. Yet, after all, truth is the greater. And I am sure that poor Bobus never loosened my Infanta's hold on the real truth."
She knew in a kind of intuitive, undeveloped way how things stood with Bobus, and this gave a certain seriousness to her manner of saying "Essie?" "Of course, the darling! If your mother would only come and tell me, but she was frightened, and won't say anything. If she won't, I'm the most miserable fellow in the world." "How stupid you must have been!" said Babie.
Clarence coloured, and bit his lip as he seated himself. Mr. Percy Bobus, with true insular breeding, took up the newspaper. "I think I saw you at Lady C.'s last night," said Clarence; "did you stay there long?" "No, indeed," answered Borodaile; "I hate her parties." "One does meet such odd people there," observed Mr. Percy Bobus; "creatures one never sees anywhere else:"
"I thought it was coming," he said. "I wish they would have done it out of our way." "So do I, but I didn't take measures in time." "Well, it is all right as regards them both, but poor Bobus will hardly get over it." "We must do our best to soften the shock, and, as it can't be helped, we must put our feelings in our pocket." "As one has to do most times," said Jock.
Bobus breakfasted with his friend. "Damn it, Borodaile," said he, as the latter was receiving the ultimate polish of the hairdresser, "I never saw you look better in my life. It will be a great pity if that fellow shoots you." "Shoots me!" said Lord Borodaile, very quietly, "me! no! that is quite out of the question; but joking apart, Bobus, I will not kill the young man. Where shall I hit him?"
Glover and with a stupid little middy. I was thinking all the time how senseless it was." "How agreeable you must have been!" "One can't be agreeable to people like that. Oh, Bobus!" as he came into the room with Mr. Ogilvie, "I've found out- " "I thought Jessie was here," he interrupted. "She's gone home. I know what was wrong yesterday. We ought to have isolated the hypo "
"For shame, Bobus," said his sister; "how is she to learn anything in that way?" "And if she doesn't?" said Bobus. "That's a disgrace." "A grace," said provoking Bobus. "She is much nicer as she is, than you will ever be." "Don't talk such nonsense," said Janet, with an elder sisterly air. "It is not kind to encourage Jessie to think anyone can care for an empty-headed doll."
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