I hope, Margaret, the needless excitement of my appearance on a stretcher did not alarm you.

They were going to whip me off to the hospital when I managed to gurgle out the name of the hotel." "What happened ?" said Brett.
"The most extraordinary thing.

Have you told him, Davie ?" "No, I attributed your first words to me as being due to delirium.

I had no idea you were in earnest." "Well, Mr.Brett," said Frazer, sitting down, for notwithstanding his protests, he was somewhat shaky, "it began to rain after breakfast." "Excellent!" cried the barrister, "An Englishman, in his sound mind, always starts with the state of the weather." "I am sound enough, thank goodness, but I had a very close shave.

Don't laugh, Davie.