Then he opened his coat; there was no waistcoat below.

'I ran it fine, awfully fine, but I've just scraped through.' 'You haven't much sense, but you've got a backbone, anyhow.

Eat, and talk afterwards.' Dick fell upon eggs and bacon and gorged till he could gorge no more.

Torpenhow handed him a filled pipe, and he smoked as men smoke who for three weeks have been deprived of good tobacco.
'Ouf!' said he.

'That's heavenly! Well ?' 'Why in the world didn't you come to me ?' 'Couldn't; I owe you too much already, old man.