"Not?" he asked, in some surprise, to remain silent till the fried eggs and bacon were brought in.
"You ought to drink something warm," said Mavis, as he piled food on her plate.
"I've ordered ginger brandy. It's the safest thing they've got."
The food enabled Mavis to recover her spirits. It appeared to have a contrary effect on Perigal; the little he ate seemed to incline him to gloomy thoughts.
"I'm afraid you're going to be ill," she remarked.
"I'm all right. Don't worry about me."
"I won't. I'll worry the eggs and bacon instead."
Presently, he raised the glass of ginger brandy in his hands.
"Here's to the unattainable!" he said.
"And that?"