They have dens and lairs into which to crawl for sleeping purposes, and that is all.

One cannot travesty the word by calling such dens and lairs "homes." The traditional silent and reserved Englishman has passed away.

The pavement folk are noisy, voluble, high- strung, excitable--when they are yet young.

As they grow older they become steeped and stupefied in beer.

When they have nothing else to do, they ruminate as a cow ruminates.