I am dining with the worshipful tanners--turtle soup and all the rest of it.

Don't let me miss more than I can help." Mr.Hebblethwaite walked to the door to be sure that it was closed and came back again.
"Look here, Wyatt," he exclaimed, "what the devil have you been up to ?" Wyatt whistled softly.

A light broke across his face.
"What do you mean ?" he demanded.
"You know perfectly well what I mean," Hebblethwaite continued.

"Five weeks ago we had it all out at a Cabinet meeting.

You asked Parliament to lay down six battleships, four cruisers, thirty-five submarines, and twelve torpedo boats.