I always detested the place.

And Warrender would have done far better in my place." "I am not an admirer of Warrender," said Seton bluntly.
Merefleet made no comment.

He was never very free in the statement of his opinion.
"The railway accident in which his wife was killed took place immediately after that dinner, I believe ?" he observed presently.

"I remember hearing of it when I was recovering." "It was a shocking thing--that accident," said Seton thoughtfully.

"It's odd that Americans always manage to do that sort of thing on such a gigantic scale." "They do everything on a gigantic scale," said Merefleet.