Thruster. "Oh, rippin'! Why, I've had both collar-bones broken, left wrist sprained, and haven't got a sound horse left in my string!"
INEXPRESSIBLE
Master Jack (son of M.F.H., much upset by hard weather). "Go skating with you! Not if I know it. May be all very well for you women and those curate chaps—but we hunting men, by George!!!"
By the Covert Side
Fred (a notorious funk). "Bai Jove! Jack, I'm afraid I've lost my nerve this season!"
Jack. "Have you? Doosid sorry for the poor beggar who finds it!"