I only spoke because I thought you might be one of Boyd Dawkins's pupils ...

or one of mine." _David_: "On the contrary, I am very, very much interested in the subject, but I am afraid it has lain rather outside my line of studies so far--p'raps I will turn south when I have seen something of the part of Glamorgan I am going to.

I'm really Welsh in origin, but I know Wales imperfectly because I left it when I was quite young" ("This'll be good practice," Vivie's brain voice was saying to herself) ...

"I've returned recently from South Africa." _Blackbeard_: "What were you doing there ?" _David_: "I--I--was in the army ...

at least in a police force ...