"You're a perfect witch, I declare." He laid a large meat-like hand upon hers.

"But you know, you can't put the lid on me so easy as that.

Ever since you came into that old committee room I saw there was something particular about you, something that you an' me 'ad in common.

I'm not speakin' so much of us bein' in the same line of business.

Some'ow--oh, 'ang it all, let's get out of this and take a taxi.