Frowning, he replaced the order in the box, which he put away in a drawer.

It was all arrant nonsense, anyhow; nothing could possibly happen; if there did, he would feel certain that he no longer dwelt in a real workaday world.

The idle whim of a sardonic old man; nothing more than that.
"Father, is the king dead ?" "Dead! What makes you ask that, Kit ?" "The past tense; you said he was, not is." "Yes, he's dead, and the news came this morning.

Hence, the yarn." "Will there be any danger in returning ?" "My girl, whenever I pack my luggage there is danger.

A cartridge may stick; a man may stumble; a man you rely on may fail you.