"That was crossing the Channel.

But a choppy sea, I confess, or still worse, a swell, makes me distinctly uncomfortable.

The great thing is never to miss a meal.

You look at the food, and you say, 'I can't'; you take a mouthful, and Lord knows how you're going to swallow it; but persevere, and you often settle the attack for good.

My wife's a coward." They were pushing back their chairs.