"I made up my mind that I should want the key of the cellar when I came back, and I don't believe you have drunk a drop in my absence.

What does it mean ?" "It means that I am not worthy of your sherry," Mountjoy answered.

"The Spanish wines are too strong for my weak digestion." Mr.Vimpany burst into one of his explosions of laughter.

"You miss the landlady's vinegar--eh ?" "Yes, I do! Wait a minute, doctor; I have a word to say on my side--and, like you, I mean what I say.

The landlady's vinegar is some of the finest Chateau Margaux I have ever met with--thrown away on ignorant people who are quite unworthy of it." The doctor's natural insolence showed itself.