29/33 Let 'em play for pins or peppermint drops, but not for rubies red. Here's your julep, Mr.Saunders.Fresh straw ?" "By Jove," said Saunders, taking a straw, and at the same time staring in open-mouthed wonder at the tall host; "you appal me! It's most extraordinary. But I see your point clearly, quite clearly. Do you, Britt ?" "Certainly," said Britt with a look of disdain. "I told 'em to lower the limit long ago." "This is all offered in a kindly spirit, you understand," said the magnanimous Enemy. |