There's never a moment so happy to me as when I am ordered to some strange country, thousands of miles away.

It is in the blood.

Thanks, very much; I shall be very happy to stay.

My hand-bag, however, is at Swan's Hotel, and there's very little in it." "A trifling matter to send to New York for what you need," said the admiral, mightily pleased to have a man to talk to who was not paid to reply.

"I'll have William bring the cart round and take you down." "No, no; I had much rather walk.