The fact is, I forgot that was the day of my ward's twentieth birthday, when there are to be celebrations at Maxfield," ("What on earth has that to do with it ?" grunted the reader).
"If you will take my advice you will postpone your return here till after that date.

In any case, please understand I am unable to attend to money matters at present.

It may interest you to know that the tutor is under notice to leave," (here the reader uttered a not very complimentary expletive), "also that I am on the best of terms with the fair widow.
"E.O." "Thinks I'm a fool, does he ?" grunted Mr Ratman; "I shall have to undeceive him there." So he laid down his cigar and wrote-- "Dear Teddy,--It sounds very nice, but it's not good enough.

You've mistaken your man, my boy.

You'll have to stump up L100 on the day, and I'll wait a month for the rest and interest.