His horse won some beastly race, didnt it?
They call themselvescollectively, as you might say, John Macnab. Archie sworeto
us that no one ever came here, and the second day a confounded greatcar
arrives. I can find no earthly thing wrong, except thatyoure
stale.
The troops had achieved their
silentconcentration, and the silly business must now begin.
You see Ive just been adopted as
prospectivecandidate for that part of the country. He had a little place
somewhere in Moray, and spentmost of his time shootin in East
Africa.
Then why do you come to me, if the trouble is
not with your body?
What has the blessed martyr been and done?
Pallisers-Yeates is one of the biggest bankers in the country.
No fishin except some hill lochs and onlyrough
shootin. The speaker rose from his chair yawning,and walked to the windows to
stare into the airless street.
Ill bring my own man, and well have a male
establishment, except forMrs. Theyre tired ofordinary sport, and want something
more excitin.
Then he discovered that he was hungry, and
that it was nearly the hourwhen a man may dine.
Nice position for agentleman and a Christian!
I was very civil tothe Claybodys, though I felt a pretty fair guy with my head
in a sling.
I expect Archie kicked him, for hewas giving
tongue from the drawing-room.
What am I to do to get ridof this infernal
disillusionment? Then he discovered that he was hungry, and that it was nearly
the hourwhen a man may dine.
A gleam of sympathy came into Leithens eyes.
The brutes didnt stay for more than five minutes.