"_I_ hope _you brought your Music with you, dear_;" _i.e._, "If _only_
she had left it in the cab!"
"_I would with pleasure, but I've such a shocking cold that really,
&c._;" _i.e._, "I want a little more pressing, and then I'll come out
strong, and astonish them, I fancy."
"_Oh do! We have been looking forward to your Banjo-solo all the
evening_;" _i.e._, "With horror!"