No occasion to restrain its movements.

I hope to persuade it to remain pretty quiet, though, because a materialization which is in a state of arrested development must of necessity be pretty soft and flabby and substanceless, and--er--by the way, I wonder where It comes from ?" "How?
What do you mean ?" The earl pointed significantly--and interrogatively toward the sky.
Hawkins started; then settled into deep reflection; finally shook his head sorrowfully and pointed downwards.
"What makes you think so, Washington ?" "Well, I hardly know, but really you can see, yourself, that he doesn't seem to be pining for his last place." "It's well thought! Soundly deduced.

We've done that Thing a favor.
But I believe I will pump it a little, in a quiet way, and find out if we are right." "How long is it going to take to finish him off and fetch him down to date, Colonel ?" "I wish I knew, but I don't.

I am clear knocked out by this new detail-- this unforeseen necessity of working a subject down gradually from his condition of ancestor to his ultimate result as posterity.

But I'll make him hump himself, anyway." "Rossmore!" "Yes, dear.