When the soldier-servant retired and the door was closed, Hope seated himself near the window, while Braddock trotted round, looking into things.
"It's a dog kennel," said the Professor.

"I told Random that." "Perhaps we should have waited him in the mess," suggested Archie.
"No! no! no! We couldn't talk there, with a lot of silly young fools hanging about.

I told Random that I would never enter the mess, so he invited me to come always to his quarters.

He was in love with Lucy then," chuckled the Professor, "and nothing was too good for me." "Not even the dog kennel," said Hope dryly, for the Professor's chatter was so rude as to be quite annoying.
"Pooh! pooh! pooh! Random doesn't mind a joke.

You, Hope, have no sense of humor.