"That is the way I like to hear you talk.

To amuse oneself is good, but to work is better still.
Have you, by chance, any report to make ?" "I have had a long conversation with Mr.Hebblethwaite at Ranelagh this afternoon," Norgate announced.
There was a sudden change in Selingman's expression, a glint of eagerness in his eyes.
"With Hebblethwaite! You have begun well.

He is the man above all others of whose views we wish to feel absolutely certain.

We know that he is a strong man and a pacifist, but a pacifist to what extent?
That is what we wish to be clear about.

Now tell me, you spoke to him seriously ?" "Very seriously, indeed," Norgate assented.