"Nick, it's really too silly for words.

Dr.
Wyndham makes mountains out of molehills." "That's very ingenious of him," commented Nick.

"I shouldn't harass the man if I were you, Olga.

He's been out all night." Olga pounced upon this fact.

"I expect Mitchel has too, then, so he just won't be able to go." "No," said Max.