I should say that he was about due for a nervous breakdown." A waiter approached the table and addressed the Colonel--he was wanted on the telephone.

During his absence, Heneage leaned back in his chair and relapsed into his usual imperturbability.

He was known amongst his friends generally as the silent man.

It was very seldom that he contributed so much to their discussions as upon this occasion.

Perhaps for that reason his words, when he spoke, always carried weight.