But, pardon me, have you met with an accident, Mr.Bawdrey?
That's an ugly place you have on your palm." "That?
Oh, that's nothing," he answered, gaily.

"It itches a great deal at times, but otherwise it isn't troublesome.

I can't think how in the world I got it, to tell the truth.

It came out as a sort of red blister in the beginning, and since it broke it has been spreading a great deal.
But, really, it doesn't amount to anything at all." "Oh, that's just like you, dad," put in Philip, "always making light of the wretched thing.

I notice one thing, however, Rickaby, it seems to grow worse instead of better.