What have you been doing with Marky these holidays ?" "Oh, he was seedy--sore throat.

I fancy he was shamming a bit to get a week extra.

You see, he's spoons on my sister Daisy." "I fancy I've heard that before," observed Felgate.
"What I mean is, he hangs about our place a lot; so it's a good excuse for him to be laid up, you know." "Quite so.

Perhaps he's not in a hurry to come back here for another reason we know of, eh, youngster ?" "Ha, ha! but keep that mum, you know.

We must back him through that business.