"I will try plain prose." "Do so," said Ferguson, earnestly.

"Our plan may come to something after all, if we wait patiently.

It will do no harm to prepare yourself as well as you can.

After a while you might write something for the 'Gazette.' I think Mr.Anderson would put it in." "Shall I sign it P.D. ?" asked Harry.
"P.

D.stands for Doctor of Philosophy." "I don't aspire to such a learned title.