"I can't endure tennis," drawled Browning.
"I should say not. Too much exertion for you."
"It is not that. I don't like to be around where others are playing it."
"Don't? Why not?"
"Because it is so noisy."
"Noisy? Christmas! How do you make that out?"
"Why, you can't play it without a racket," said Browning.
Griswold staggered and clutched at his heart.
"What papers have you been reading?" he gasped.
Diamond spoke up for the first time: