There's a howling row on in the house just now.

Bickers got nobbled and sacked the other night, and shoved in the boot-box, and nobody knows who did it.

I've a notion, but I'm bound to keep it dark for the sake of a mutual friend.

It would be as rough as you like for him if it came out.

But I believe in _assistant un boiteux chien au travers de la stile_; so I'm keeping it all dark.