They say the photograph frames are simply lovely.' Mrs.Sinclair's invitation was not sincere.

Miss Harris was able to answer it with a laugh and a wave.

We remained beside the serious fact of exhibits 97-103.
'Who are the judges this year ?' I asked, not that I did not know precisely who they were likely to be.

There is a custom in these matters, and I had been part of Simla for eleven years.
Dora took the catalogue from my hand and turned its pages over.
'Mr.Cathcart, of course; the Private Secretary to the Viceroy would be on the Committee almost ex officio, wouldn't he?
Impossible to conceive a Private Secretary to the Viceroy whose opinion would not be valuable upon any head.

The member for Public Works--I suppose he can build bridges, or could once, therefore he can draw, or could once; besides, look at his precedence and his pay! General Haycock--isn't he head of the Ordnance Department?
I can't think of any other reason for putting him on.