It's my belief that the less anybody listens to you the better off he'll be." "All the same, I expect you are listening," said Meldon.

"In any case, as I'm speaking distinctly, and you can't get away, you're bound to hear, so I'll go on with the story.

One day the king came in and found the dog close to the cradle with his mouth all covered with blood.

He leaped to the conclusion that he'd eaten the baby." "He was a damned fool if he thought that," said Doyle.

"Who ever heard of a dog eating a baby ?" "You are listening to me," said Meldon.