But ere he went, he added a slight hint,

Another gentle common-place or two,

Such as are coined in Conversation's mint,

And pass, for want of better, though not new:

Then broke his packet, to see what was in 't,

And having casually glanced it through,

Retired: and, as he went out, calmly kissed her,

Less like a young wife than an agéd sister.