There won't be any statesmen in church to-day, so there'd be no point in my explaining that theory.

If I'm ever asked to preach before the House of Commons I shall give it to them." This account of Meldon's theory of sermons made the Major a little nervous.

He asked his next question anxiously.
"Are you going to be personal, J.J.?
I hope not." "I can't preach the whole sermon to you beforehand, Major; but I don't mind telling you that it will deal with the vice of squabbling which I find rampant in small communities.

I shan't, of course, mention you and Simpkins; or, for the matter of that, Doyle and O'Donoghue, though it wouldn't matter much if I did mention them.

Being Roman Catholics, they won't be there to object." "The sermon will be personal, then ?" "No, it won't.