It's all very sad and ugly." "Aren't you rather hot, standing there in the sun, Sir, all this time ?" said Lubin, looking up.
"Very hot," replied Austin.

"I wonder what time it is ?" Lubin glanced up at the sundial.

"Just five minutes past the hour, or thereabouts, I make it." "Oh, Lubin, let's go and bathe!" cried Austin suddenly.

"You must be far hotter than I am.

There's plenty of time--we don't lunch till half-past one.