"Excuse my long intrusion.

I shall be immensely obliged if you will let me have a wire reporting your safe arrival, and a letter, later on, with details as to Ronnie's state.

I put my address on the paper I gave you just now, with the name of the man Mrs.West must call in." Dick crossed the great entrance-hall, and ran lightly down the stone steps.
Aubrey heard the street door close behind him.
Then he shut and double locked his own flat.
"Upstart!" he said.

"Jackanapes! Insolent fool!" It is sometimes consoling to call people that which you know they are not, yet heartily wish they were.
Aubrey entered his sitting-room.

He wanted an immediate vent for his ill-humour and sense of impotent mortification.
The leaf from Dick's note-book lay on the table.
Aubrey took it up, opened the iron door of the stove, and thrust the leaf into the very heart of the fire..