“Glad you think it funny. You wouldn’t have if you’d been me. I was one of the first to get it. He was quite fresh.”
“Sting?”
“Should think it did.”
“Well, buck up. Don’t break down.”
“I’m not breaking down,” said Mike indignantly.
“All right, I thought you weren’t. Anyhow, you’re better off than I am.”
“An extra’s nothing much,” said Mike.
“It is when it happens to come on the same day as the M.C.C. match.”
“Oh, by Jove! I forgot. That’s next Wednesday, isn’t it? You won’t be able to play!”
“No.”