Not that cursed daubing, which it turns my stomach to think of." Warburton paused a moment, then said kindly: "That's the talk of a very sore and dazed man.

Before long, you'll be yourself again, and you'll go back to your painting with an appetite And the sooner you try the better.

I don't particularly like dunning people for money, as I think you know, but, when you can pay that debt of yours, I shall be glad.

I've had a bit of bad luck since last we saw each other." Franks gazed in heavy-eyed wonder, uncertain whether to take this as a joke or not.
"Bad luck?
What sort of bad luck ?" "Why, neither on the turf nor at Monte Carlo.

But a speculation has gone wrong, and I'm adrift.