I hope her ladyship was well the last time you heard from her?
Suffers from her nerves, does she?
Like me, again.

In the backgammon-board.

Oh, this news, this awful news!" I found the bottle of brandy in the place indicated, but no liqueur-glass in the backgammon-board.

There was, however, a wine-glass, accidentally left on a chair by the sofa.

Mrs.Baggs did not seem to notice the difference when I brought it into the back room and filled it with brandy.
"Take a toothful yourself," said Mrs.Baggs, lightly tossing off the dram in a moment.