You heard of my proposal to get up a tiger-hunt?
Mr.Ghyrkins was speaking of it." "Yes.

He wanted us to go,--Mr.Isaacs and me,--and suggested leaving his niece, Miss Westonhaugh, with Lady Smith-Tompkins." "It would be so dull without a lady in the party.

Nothing but tigers and shikarries and other native abominations to talk to.

Do you not think so ?" "Why, yes.

I told Mr.Ghyrkins that all the little Smith-Tompkins children had the measles, and the house was not safe.