One of them added that it was hard lines that there wasn't any gentleman 'such like as like yourself, squire', to show some sort of appreciation of their efforts in a liquid form.

Another put in a rider that the thirst then generated was such that even the time which had elapsed had not completely allayed it.

Needless to add, I took care before leaving to lift, forever and adequately, this source of reproach.
30 September .-- The station master was good enough to give me a line to his old companion the station master at King's Cross, so that when I arrived there in the morning I was able to ask him about the arrival of the boxes.

He, too put me at once in communication with the proper officials, and I saw that their tally was correct with the original invoice.

The opportunities of acquiring an abnormal thirst had been here limited.