I have heard nothing..." rejoined Sir Percy blandly.

"I lead a very retired life when I come abroad and..." "Would you wish to hear them now ?" "Quite unnecessary, sir, I assure you...

and the hour is getting late..." "Sir Percy, are you aware of the fact that unless you listen to what I have to say, your wife will be dragged before the Committee of Public Safety in Paris within the next twenty-four hours ?" said Chauvelin firmly.
"What swift horses you must have, sir," quoth Blakeney pleasantly.

"Lud! to think of it!...

I always heard that these demmed French horses would never beat ours across country." But Chauvelin now would not allow himself to be ruffled by Sir Percy's apparent indifference.