Hebblethwaite quickened his pace a little impatiently.
"Look here," he protested, "I came down here for a holiday, I tell you frankly that I believe in the possibility of war just as much as I believe in the possibility of an earthquake.

My own personal feeling is that it is just as necessary to make preparations against one as the other.

There you are, my German spy, that's all I have to say to you.
Here are your friends.

I must pay my respects to the Prince, and I should like to meet your charming companion." Anna detached herself from a little group of men at their approach, and Norgate at once introduced his friend.
"I have only been able to induce Mr.Hebblethwaite to talk to me for the last ten minutes," he declared, "by promising to present him to you." "A ceremony which we will take for granted," she suggested, holding out her fingers.

"Each time I have come to London, Mr.Hebblethwaite, I have hoped that I might have this good fortune.