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 like Miss such a one? or Mr. such a one? or Mrs. such a one? as Miss Bydel, for instance, if she came into any body's head; or "

"Nay, Mr. Giles," interrupted Miss Bydel, "I don't see why I should not come into a person's head as well as another; so I don't know what you say that for. But if that's your notion of being so kind one to another, Mr. Giles, I can't pretend to say it's mine; for I see no kindness in it."

"I protest, Ma'am, I did not think of you in the least!" cried Mr. Giles, much out of countenance: "I only took your name because happening to stand just before you put it, I suppose, at my tongue's end; but you were not once in my thoughts, I can assure you, Ma'am, upon my word of honour! No more than if you had never existed, I protest!"

Miss Bydel, neither accepting nor repelling this apology, said, that she did not come to talk of things of that sort,