“What a shocking scene!” said the spinster aunt.

“Dis-gusting!” ejaculated both the young ladies.

“Dreadful⁠—dreadful!” said Jingle, looking very grave: he was about a bottle and a half ahead of any of his companions. “Horrid spectacle⁠—very!”

“What a nice man!” whispered the spinster aunt to Mr. Tupman.

“Good-looking, too!” whispered Emily Wardle.

“Oh, decidedly,” observed the spinster aunt.