Burton leaned over from his place.
"The suite is of stained deal," he said distinctly.

"It has been very cleverly treated by a new process to make it resemble old oak, but if you examine it closely you will see that what I say is correct.

I regret that there has been an unfortunate error in the description." For a moment there was a tumult of voices and some laughter.

Mr.
Waddington was red in the face.

The veins about his temples were swollen and the hammer in his hand showed a desire to descend on his clerk's head.