I'll cable to-night, and in a few days we'll have some news.

I'm a graybeard, an old bachelor; so I am accorded certain privileges.

Sometimes I am frightfully busy; and then there will be periods of dullness.

I have a few regular patients, and I take care of them in the morning.

Every afternoon, from now on, I will teach you a little about life--I mean the worldly points of view you're likely to meet.