“Has he said anything since?”

“Oh no; that is, he only said it was a pity Ranger got beaten.”

“Did he say how it happened?”

“He said if the five Modern chaps hadn’t turned up at the last moment, he’d have won.”

“Was he angry about it?”

“He was rather in a wax.”

“Did he tell you you were an ass?”

“Not that time.”

“Another time?”

“Yes, once or twice.”