It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of a man who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyon of Arizona and listens for the echo.

I always strive, when I can, to spread sweetness and light. There have been several complaints about it.

The stationmaster's whiskers are of a Victorian bushiness and give the impression of having been grown under glass.

Half a league Half a league Half a league onward With a hey-nonny-nonny And a hot cha-cha.

And she's got brains enough for two, which is the exact quantity the girl who marries you will need.

I wonder what Tommy Morris would have had to say to all this number 6-iron, number 12-iron, number 28-iron stuff. He probably wouldn't have said anything, just made one of those strange Scottish noises at the back of his throat like someone gargling.

"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.