“The saddle’s all right enough.”
“It’s a Brooks’s, B. 40; about the best you can have. It’s my own and so’s the Lucas’s Baby bell.”
“By Jove, she’s got an adjustable spanner.”
“That’s not mine nor the repair outfit; Mr. Leyton lent me those.”
“And vaseline on the bearings.”
“Of course.”
“I don’t think much of your gear-case, my dear.”
“Gerald, do you think it’s all right on the whole?”
“Well, it’s sound enough as far as I can see; bit squiffy and wobbly. I don’t advise you to ride it in traffic or with this bundle.”
“I must have the bundle. I came down through Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street and Bond Street and Piccadilly all right.”