I said:

‘He does not know them very well.’

‘They would not be quite Walter’s type, perhaps . . . you see,

Walter is so clever, he does not care much for people who are

not . . . but he will, of course, my dear, later on, if they

are your cousins. He has a most affectionate nature, and I am

sure they are very nice young men!’

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