CHAPTER X.WINE AND WEAKNESS.
"Sporting old parson who knows how to swear ?" laughed Rattray.

"Never saw him in my life before; wondered who the deuce he was." "Really ?" said I."He professed to know something of you." "Against me, you mean?
My dear Cole, don't trouble to perjure yourself.
I don't mind, believe me.

They're easily shocked, these country clergy, and no doubt I'm a bugbear to 'em.

Yet, I could have sworn I'd never seen this one before.

Let's have another look." We were walking away together.