But that other letter, which also asked for an interview at his earliest convenience the next day, was rather more puzzling to George Holland. He had never had any but the most casual acquaintance with Mr. Linton--such an acquaintance as one has with one's host at a house where one has occasionally dined. He had dined at Mr. Linton's house more than once; but then he had been seated in such proximity to Mrs. Linton as necessitated his remoteness from Mr. Linton. Therefore he had never had a chance of becoming intimate with that gentleman.英文原著 · 《Phyllis of Philistia》
It was agreed that Mrs. Linton had invited Herbert Courtland up the river for her own special entertainment--that she had expected him to punt her up the river highways and the backwater by-ways, while Phyllis Ayrton and the rest of her guests looked after themselves, or looked after Mrs. Linton's husband; but it appeared that Herbert Courtland had not been consulted on this subject, the result being that Mrs. Linton's arrangements had been thrown into confusion.英文原著 · 《Phyllis of Philistia》
Linton achieved both the objects which, as a good hostess, she had in view. Holland put in an appearance in one of Mrs. Linton's big drawing rooms, and so did Phyllis Ayrton.英文原著 · 《Phyllis of Philistia》
Well, he could make a pretty good guess as to what the bishop's meant. The bishop meant business. But what did Mr. Linton want with him? Linton was a business man, perhaps he meant business too. Business men occasionally mean business; they more frequently only pretend to do so, in order to put off their guard the men they are trying to get the better of.英文原著 · 《Phyllis of Philistia》
It was certainly curious that within a few minutes of his having referred to Mrs. Linton, in the presence of Phyllis Ayrton, in a way that had had a very unhappy result so far as he was concerned, he should receive a letter from Mrs. Linton's husband asking for an early interview.英文原著 · 《Phyllis of Philistia》
Upon that point he was entirely satisfied. But he was not certain that Mr. Linton did not want to consult him on some matter having more or less direct bearing upon the coupling together of the names of Mrs. Linton and Mr. Courtland. People even in town are fond of consulting clergymen upon curious personal matters--matters upon which a lawyer or a doctor should rather be consulted. He himself had never encouraged such confidences. What did he keep curates for?英文原著 · 《Phyllis of Philistia》
There's so much hair in there, I saw a cat using a lint roller.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Quarter, dime. Lint? Not interested in that.美剧 · 《Friends》
Um, I didn't, uh- I didn't clean the lint tray, so, um, your clothes might be a little pilly.美剧 · 《Modern Family》