3/29 You have not lost, I hope? I had not a penny on the race, for though the Doctor made me put into a sweep last night at the club, I drew a blank; but the shouting and excitement at the finish seemed to take my breath away, and I felt quite faint." "That is just how I felt; I did not know men felt like that. They don't generally seem to know what nerves are." "I wish I didn't; it is a great nuisance. The Doctor tries to persuade me that it is the effect of overwork, but I have always been so from a child, and I can't get over it." "You don't look nervous, Mr.Bathurst." "No; when a man is a fair size, and looks bronzed and healthy, no one will give him credit for being nervous. |