"I say, Charles, early bird you are!" "Yes," said Charles, looking up and leisurely going in-doors again; "you are the first worm I have seen." He found Dare, as he expected, in the drawing-room, and proceeded at once to the business he had in hand.
"I am glad you are down early," he said.

"You are the very man I want." "Ah!" replied Dare, shaking his head, "when the heart is troubled there is no sleep, none.

All the clocks are heard." "Possibly.

I should not wonder if you heard another in the course of half an hour, which will mean breakfast.

In the mean time----" "I want no breakfast.