"Yes, I wonder who she is.

A friend of Piers' apparently.

Did you see what a stiff fury he was in ?" "It was a fairly stiff flogging," remarked Guyes.

"Ye gods! I wonder how he stood it." "Oh, Piers can stand anything," said Ina unconcernedly.

"He's as strong as an ox." The voices dwindled and died in the distance.