And, let me tell you, sir, when you undertake to keep six or seven hundred acres of land in your own hand, you must look after it, unless you mean to lose money by it." "I've always heard that your lordship is a good farmer." "Well, yes; wherever the grass may grow about my place, it doesn't grow under my feet.

You won't often find me in bed at six o'clock, I can tell you." After this Dr Crofts ventured to ask his lordship as to what special physical deficiency his own aid was invoked at the present time.
"Ah, I was just coming to that," said the earl.

"They tell me it's a very dangerous practice to go to sleep after dinner." "It's not very uncommon at any rate," said the doctor.
"I suppose not; but Lady Julia is always at me about it.

And, to tell the truth, I think I sleep almost too sound when I get to my arm-chair in the drawing-room.

Sometimes my sister really can't wake me;--so, at least, she says." "And how's your appetite at dinner ?" "Oh, I'm quite right there.