Wot does it matter now 'oo knows all there is to know?
Just gimme a minnit." Verity poured out some brandy.

Man is but a creature of habit, and the hospitable Lancastrian does not drink alone when there is company.
"'Ave a tiddly ?" he inquired blandly.
Both Bulmer and the journalist believed that David was losing his faculties.

Never did shipowner behave more queerly when faced by a disaster of like magnitude, involving, as did the _Andromeda's_ loss, not only political issues of prime importance, but also the death of a near relative.

They refused the proffered refreshment, not without some show of indignation.

Verity swallowed a large dose of neat spirit.