text:  He was quite sufficiently acquainted by this time with the ways of the place not to be much surprised at the late visit and at the same time to consider it prudent to learn the name and _status_ of his visitor before admitting him; so he retorted upon Mr Perkins quite unconsciously his own favourite query--"Who's that?" his first and obvious impression being that it was one of the party he had just quitted coming probably in the plenitude of good fellowship to bring him an invitation to wine or breakfast next day