I really don't object to talking when I've finished my work." "When do you finish your work, Stephen ?" "That's a fair shot! In summer, I stop when it's too dark to see.

The annoying thing wasn't so much the stopping as Bob's attitude.

He lay there with his pipe, looking as if nothing would persuade him to work, and his smile hinted that he thought delaying me an excellent joke.

I believe I was polite, but certainly hope he won't come back." Helen thought it was not the proper time to tell him about the invitation she had given Sadie, and she said, "Idleness seems to jar you." "It does.

I dislike the man who demands the best to eat and drink and won't use his brain or muscle if he can help.