After all, it's all in the picture.

What with our ghosts, our practical jokes, and so on, we're having a regular old-fashioned Christmas! Still, when I heard Miss Brabazon give that dreadful cry, I did feel that one could have too much of a good thing." Even Donnington detected the false _bonhomie_ in Varick's voice.
Bubbles laughed back, not very pleasantly.

"I did you a good turn when I got rid of Mr.Burnaby.I thoroughly scared him! Your nice young doctor's a very good exchange for that disagreeable old man." "Yes, and Panton's a very clever fellow, as well as one of the best," said Varick heartily.

"I am glad he managed to get out this afternoon." "I thought you didn't want him to come," said Bubbles sharply.
"I knew he had some important work to finish." Varick felt annoyed.

Somehow Bubbles always seemed to be convicting him of insincerity.
They were now close to the embankment, of which their host had drawn an attractive picture.