I'm glad I know you better, Malcourt.

I'll be sorry instead of complacently disgusted if you never pan out; but I'll bet you do, some time." Malcourt looked up.
"I'm ass enough to be much obliged," he said.

"And now, before you go, what the devil did you shoot in the woods ?" "Miss Cardross got a gobbler--about the biggest bird I ever saw.

Eudo Stent skinned it and Mr.Cardross is going to have it set up in New York.

It's a wonderful--" "Didn't _you_ shoot anything ?" "Oh, I assassinated a few harmless birds," said Hamil absently; and walked out into the corridor.