After listening to the Canongate experts I was immediately conscious of an overwhelming and mortifying sense of inadequacy, of amateurishness; hence I quit.
Besides, of course, the chief is making rather a point of uplifting the Canongate forms of speech." Linklater gazed steadily at this friend, then said with mournful deliberation, "You don't drink, you don't swear, you don't smoke--" "Oh, that's your grouch, is it ?" cried Martin.

"Forgive me; here's my pouch, old chap; or wait, here's something altogether finer than anything you've been accustomed to.

I was at old Kingston's last night, and the old boy would have me load up with his finest.

You know I've been working with him this summer.

Awfully fine for me! Dunn got me on; or rather, his governor.