"Office!" he kept murmuring.

"_Office_!" "All rather plain, you see," said Callandar regretfully.

"But for a beginner with his way to make, not so bad.

My patients, three up to date, quite understand and conceal their commiseration with perfect good breeding.

Also, the room has natural advantages, it is in the nature of an annex, you see, with a door of its own.