Boyce and I had a little drop of Scotch to our tea.

George Winter.

Then we’ll get to business at once, shall we?

Swalecliffe.

[Clearing his throat.] I should like to say, before we go any further, that it is with the greatest regret that Mr. Ford and I have come up to London on such an errand.

James Ford.

There’s been a lot of gossip in Middlepool, and, well, we thought the shortest way to settle it was....

Boyce.

I personally don’t think this is a matter of which the committee ought to take any notice. A man’s private life is his private life, and....

James Ford.