Not for vanity's sake; sometimes a man's tie will show above the collar of his coat.
"Hm! I'll wager the trout are rising about this time." He imitated a cast which was supposed to land neatly in the corner.

"Ha! Struck you that time, you beauty!" All of which proved to himself, conclusively, that he was in normal condition.

"I should get a wire to-morrow about Breitmann.

I hate to do anything that looks underhand, but he puzzles me.

There was something about the chimney to-day; I don't know what.
This is no place for him--nor for me, either," was the shrewd supplement.
There was still some time before dinner, so he walked about, with his hands in his pockets, and viewed the four walls of his room.