Then he seated himself at a little distance.
'I hope I was not rude,' he said, in artful apology, 'but it's not often that one's breath is taken away by what one sees.

Horrid weather all day, wasn't it?
Have you been out at all ?' 'No.

I've been moping.

I told you that I was in a bad humour, but I don't want to talk about it now that I feel better.

What have you been doing?
Tell me all sorts of amusing things, where you have been, whom you have seen, and what people said to you.' 'That might be rather dull,' observed the Greek.
'I don't believe it.