OLD JOHN, TIM, & OTHERS 167 



" And She who Bumps — what ho ? " 



" She's a phrase of the Town too." 



" And Efficiency ? " 



"That's in the same category, sonny." 



" And all these phrases — do they mean 

 anything ? " 



" Nothing whatever. But the carriage 

 will be at the door. Come on to Lord's 

 — Oxford and Cambridge." 



If you are thinking on some subject 

 which does not involve serious practical 

 interests, a drive through London at the 

 height of the season is a great help. The 

 bright, gay bustle of the Town is not 

 a distraction : it is at once soothing to 

 the nerves and an impulse to meditation. 

 Thus it was that certain things appeared 

 to me in a new light as Dagonet and I 

 were driven to the cricket match. 



Dogs, as must have been perceived 

 from what has been told of Tim the 

 terrier, frequently attract your curiosity 

 by actions which, though inexplicable, 

 would probably be rationally accounted 

 for if the animals could speak. Men, it 



