He had just about enough intelligence to open his mouth when he wanted to eat, but certainly no more.

"After all, golf is only a game", said Millicent. Women say these things without thinking. It does not mean that there is any kink in their character. They simply don't realise what they are saying.

In a series of events, all of which had been a bit thick, this, in his opinion, achieved the maximum of thickness.

In every romance you have to budget for the occasional dust-up.

If you could call the thing a horse. If it hadn't shown a flash of speed in the straight, it would have got mixed up with the next race.

It was one of those parties where you cough twice before you speak and then decide not to say it after all.

Back horses or go down to Throgmorton Street and try to take it away from the Rothschilds, and I will applaud you as a shrewd and cautious financier. But to bet at golf is pure gambling.