[They shake their heads with an unsuccessful attempt to look lugubrious at these cryptic considerations.
Muster Sp. Well, well; sheep food's goin' to be plentiful, too, right up to Christmas.
First Stockbr. That's the way to look on it.
[They go off to dine at the ordinary, with a sense that matters might be worse.
Jones, who can't sleep well in London during the hot weather, goes to have a quiet night in a village!
[Portrait of one of the village Cochins, &c.