"Because once, when Sir Edward Grey was playing the German Ambassador—but it's rather a long story. I'll tell you another time."
"Oh! Well, anyhow, did the German Ambassador got anything for it?"
"No."
"Then I suppose I don't. Bother."
"But you've only got to knock the red in for game."
"Oh!.... There, what's that?"
"That's a miscue. I get one."
"Oh!.... Oh well," she added magnanimously, "I'm glad you've started scoring. It will make it more interesting for you."
There was just room to creep in off the red, leaving it still over the pocket. With Celia's ball nicely over the other pocket there was a chance of my twenty break. "Let's see," I said, "how many do I want?"
"Twenty-nine," replied Celia.