At present he was sleeping off the effects of his slight exhilaration: they thought it would not be at all judicious to disturb him: they felt sure that, on awakening, he would prove amenable to reason.

Meanwhile, the night was young; if Mr.Wyatt cared to join them in a friendly rubber they would be delighted.
"Chawmed, I'm suah!" said Wyatt.

"I do not desiah any contwovewsy with that vewy wuffianly puhson while he is--ah--wuffled.

So I shall wait and shall be happy to join you." The score was close; it was only through ingenious manipulation by their opponents that Wyatt and his partner were forced to win a small sum.
"Weally, gentlemen," drawled Wyatt, looking at his watch, "I shall be fowced to leave you.

I have an engagement at eleven, and I weally feah ouah Mr.Townshend will be, as I might say, _hors de combat_ foh the night.