"Yes, it was a pity you attempted it," he said.
"I shall know better next time," she said with a wry smile.

"Will it cost much ?" "Well, it can't be mended for nothing," said Jeff Ironside.

"Things never are." Doris considered him for a moment.

He was certainly a fine animal, as Hugh Chesyl had said, well made and well put together.

She liked the freedom of his pose, the strength of the great bull neck.