He felt like a man who, chasing rainbows, has had one of them suddenly turn and bite him in the leg.

What ho!" I said. "What ho!" said Motty. "What ho! What ho!" "What ho! What ho! What ho!" After that it seemed rather difficult to go on with the conversation.

He was white and shaken, like a dry martini.

However devoutly a girl may worship the man of her choice, there always comes a time when she feels an irresistible urge to haul off and let him have it in the neck.

Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character.

He looks much more like a lobster than most lobsters do.

I shoved on a dressing-gown, and flew downstairs like a mighty, rushing wind.