Where the devil did you get such ideas--eh, wot ?" His wife had calmly, diplomatically intervened.
"I hate that man," said Mrs.Medcroft to her supposed husband a few minutes later.

There was a dangerous red in her cheeks, and she was breathing quickly.

Brock gave an embarrassed laugh and mentioned something audibly about a "stupid ass." The entire party left on the following day for Innsbruck, where Mr.
Rodney already had reserved the better part of a whole floor for himself and guests.

Mr.Odell-Carney, before they left Munich, brought himself to the point of apologising to Brock for his peppery remarks.

He was sorry and all that, and he hoped they'd be friends; but the windows were atrocious, there was no getting around that.