"Gad, here have I been vegetatin' and thinkin' that all excitement had gone out of life with the war, and sometimes even regrettin' that the beastly old thing was over, and all the while the world fairly hummin' with interest.

And Loudon too!" "I would like your candid opinion on yon factor, Sir Archibald," said Dickson.
"I can't say I ever liked him, and I've once or twice had a row with him, for used to bring his pals to shoot over Dalquharter and he didn't quite play the game by me.

But I know dashed little about him, for I've been a lot away.

Bit hairy about the heels, of course.

A great figure at local race-meetin's, and used to toady old Carforth and the huntin' crowd.