The girls will stroll down in the afternoon to find out what sport he has had, and they'll walk home across the Park with him, while the Mater will probably meet them half way.

And here am I in this God-forsaken hole with nothing to do but to keep an eye on that Ford there.

Bhamo is better than this; Mandalay is better than Bhamo, and Rangoon is better than either.

Chivvying _dakus_ is paradise compared with this sort of thing.

Anyhow, I'm tired of fishing." He began to take his rod to pieces preparatory to returning to his quarters on the hill.