"We'll have coffee brought to my den.

What is your favorite liqueur--or shall we tell Tomlinson to send along that decanter of port?
It's a first-rate wine.
Another glass won't hurt you, or me, for that matter." Theydon had hardly dared to touch the champagne supplied during the meal.

Abstemious at all times, because he found that wine or spirits interfered with his capacity for work, he felt that a clear head and steady nerves were called for that night more than any other night in his life.

Following the lead given by his host, therefore, he elected for the port.
"You are right, too," said Forbes.

"You remember Dr.Johnson's dictum: 'Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy'?
Tonight, not aspiring to the heroic, we'll stick to port." "It is a curious fact that on my return from Brooklands today I took a glass of brandy," confessed Theydon.