Do go and take your coat off, and clean your boots, there's a good boy!" "How can I think of coat and boots?
Here, Lily, fling this garment somewhere.

Give me a duster, or something, to stand on, Molly.

Toby, we must have a meeting in a day or two.

Can we get the Public Hall for Thursday or Friday?
Shall we go round and see our committee-men to-night ?" "Time enough to-morrow; most of them are just going to bed.

But how is it no one had an inkling of this?
They have kept the secret uncommonly well." "The blackguards! Ha, ha! Now for a good fight! It'll be old Welwyn-Baker, after all, you'll see.