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"But, good heavens! Have you seen that dog?"

"The one to which I allude is a small brown animal with a fluffy tail"

"Yes, and a bark like a steahty-five teeth, all sharper than razors I couldn't get within ten feet of that dog without its lifting the roof off, and, if I did, it would chew me into small pieces"

"I had anticipated that difficulty, sir In 'Footpaths of Fate' there was a nurse who assisted the hero by drugging the child"

"By Jove!" said Sa his gaze to stray nonchalantly over the country-side, "liberally, very liberally"

"If you ," said Sa off, and you can have all I've got, andto look like soo fro your pardon, sir?"

"I mean, what's the next step in the scheht of hope died out of his eyes "It's all off! It can't be done! How could I possibly get into the house? I take it that the little brute sleeps in the house?"

"That need constitute no obstacle, sir; no obstacle at all The animal sleeps in a basket in the hall Perhaps you are familiar with the interior of the house, sir?"

"I haven't been inside it since I was at school I'nett's cousin, you know"

"Indeed, sir? I wasn't aware Mr Hignett sprained his ankle this entleman"

"Has he?" said Sam, not particularly interested "I used to stay with hi the holidays sootten what the place is like inside I reuely Fireplace at one side, one or two suits of are near the front door"

"Precisely, sir It is close beside that -ledge that the aniht soporific"

"Yes, but you haven't explained yet how I aet into the house in the first place"

"Quite easily, sir I can ad-rooress"

"Fine!"