Pretty good, isn't it ?' 'Yes, of course it's very good for you to do all these exercises; no doubt it's capital....

Er--you know I've had all the things taken out of the chest since you tried it before, don't you ?' 'Things--what things?
I didn't know there was anything in it.' 'Only a silver tea-service, and a couple of salvers,' said Edith, in a low voice....
...He calmed down fairly soon and said: 'Edith, I have some news for you.

You know the Mitchells ?' 'Do I know the _Mitchells_?
Mitchell, your hero in your office, that you're always being offended with--at _least_ I know the Mitchells by _name_.

I ought to.' 'Well, what do you think they've done?
They've asked us to dinner.' 'Have they?
Fancy!' 'Yes, and what I thought was so particularly jolly of him was that it was a verbal invitation.

Mitchell said to me, just like this, 'Ottley, old chap, are you doing anything on Sunday evening ?'' Here Archie came to the door and said, 'Mother, can I have your long buttonhook ?' Edith shook her head and frowned.
''Ottley, old chap,'' continued Bruce, ''are you and your wife doing anything on Sunday?
If not, I do wish you would waive ceremony and come and dine with us.