You see, your role demanded a good deal more ability than you ever displayed in it, and it did not seem fitting that a very puritanical and priggish person should pose as me at Silverdale.

The little affair was the one touch of verisimilitude about the thing.

No doubt my worthy connections are grieving over your lapse." "My sense of humor had never much chance of developing," said Winston grimly.

"What is the matter with you ?" "Pulmonary hemorrhage!" said Courthorne.

"Perhaps it was born in me, but I never had much trouble until after that night in the snow at the river.